reckless

English

Alternative forms

• rechless, retchless (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English rekles, reckeles, from Old English rēcelēas (“reckless, careless, negligent”), equivalent to reck +‎ -less. Cognate with Dutch roekeloos (“reckless”), German ruchlos (“careless, notorious”).

Adjective

reckless (comparative more reckless, superlative most reckless)

1. careless or heedless; headstrong or rash
2. indifferent to danger or the consequences

Antonyms

• reckful

Derived terms

• recklessness

Translations

careless or heedless; headstrong or rash

Catalan: imprudent Chinese: Mandarin: 魯莽 (zh), 鲁莽 (zh) (lǔmǎng), 愣頭愣腦 (zh), 愣头愣脑 (zh) (lèngtóu-lèngnǎo), 毛頭毛腦 (zh), 毛头毛脑 (zh) (máotóu-máonǎo) Czech: bezohledný (cs) m., bezstarostný (cs) m. Dutch: roekeloos (nl) Finnish: harkitsematon (fi), holtiton (fi) French: suicidaire (fr) German: waghalsig (de)

Indonesian: sembrono (id) Italian: avventato (it) Japanese: 無謀 (ja) (むぼう, mubō) Portuguese: imprudente (pt) Russian: безрассудный (ru) (bezrassúdnyj), опрометчивый (ru) (oprométčivyj), бесшабашный (ru) (besšabášnyj), безумный (ru) (bezúmnyj) Scottish Gaelic: coma Spanish: imprudente (es) Swedish: obetänksam (sv) Turkish: umursamaz (tr), kayıtsız (tr), ihtiyatsız (tr)

indifferent to danger or the consequences

Catalan: temerari m., temerària f. Czech: bezstarostný (cs) m., lehkomyslný (cs) Dutch: roekeloos (nl) Finnish: huimapäinen, rämäpäinen, uhkarohkea, hurjapäinen, huima, yltiöpäinen (fi) French: téméraire (fr) German: rücksichtslos (de) Indonesian: gegabah (id)

Portuguese: temerário (pt) Russian: беспечный (ru) (bespéčnyj), легкомысленный (ru) (lexkomу́slennyj), безответственный (ru) (bezotvétstvennyj) Scottish Gaelic: coma Spanish: temerario (es) Swedish: vårdslös (sv), lättsinnig (sv) Turkish: korkusuz (tr), pervasız (tr)

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Portuguese: inconsequente

Anagrams

• clerkess