Reckless
/ˈɹɛkləs/ adj, name
adj, name ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Careless or heedless; headstrong or rash.
- 2 Indifferent or oblivious to danger or the consequences thereof.
"Escalation is the film’s nuclear energy source. It’s there, of course, in the downright lunatic stunts performed by [Tom] Cruise, again defying good sense and his own advancing years to top his previous feats of reckless self-endangerment."
Adjective
- 1 marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences wordnet
- 2 characterized by careless unconcern wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"The knight is not so much brave as reckless."
Etymology
From Middle English rekles, reckeles, rekkeles, (also recheles), from Old English rēcelēas (“reckless, careless, negligent”), equivalent to reck + -less. Cognate with West Frisian roekeleas (“reckless”), Dutch roekeloos (“reckless”), German Low German ruuklos (“careless”), German ruchlos (“careless, notorious”).