Dictionary Definition
reckless adj
1 marked by unthinking boldness; with defiant
disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to
seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most
reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash
attempt to climb the World Trade Center" [syn: foolhardy, rash]
2 characterized by careless unconcerned; "the
heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used
to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public
funds" [syn: heedless]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
receleasAdjective
en-adj more- careless or heedless; headstrong or rash
- indifferent to danger or the consequences
Derived terms
Translations
careless or heedless; headstrong or rash
- Catalan: imprudent
- Czech: bezohledný
- Finnish: harkitsematon, holtiton
- German: waghalsig
- Spanish: imprudente
indifferent to danger or the consequences
- Catalan: temerari , temerària
- Finnish: huimapäinen, rämäpäinen, uhkarohkea, hurjapäinen, huima
- German: rücksichtslos
- Spanish: temerario
- ttbc Dutch: roekeloos
- ttbc Portuguese: Inconsequente
Extensive Definition
Reckless may refer to:
- Recklessness, a condition in which a person is careless to the point of being heedless
In film and television:
- Reckless (1935 film), a 1935 film by Victor Fleming
- Reckless (TV serial), a 1998 serial which aired in both the UK and U.S., starring Francesca Annis and Robson Green
- Reckless (1984 film), a 1984 film by James Foley, starring Aidan Quinn and Daryl Hannah
- Reckless (1995 film), a 1995 film by Norman Rene, starring Mia Farrow
In literature:
- Reckless (novel), a 2006 young adult novel in the It Girl series, by Cecily von Ziegesar
- Reckless, a 1955 true story of a Korean racehorse purchased by Lt Eric Pederson, USMC for use as an ammunition carrier. Library of Congress Card Number 55-5642
In music:
- Reckless (album), a 1984 album by Bryan Adams
- "Reckless", a song by Phoenix Down, excerpt played by Steel Dragon in the movie Rockstar
- "Reckless" (song), a 2004 song performed by Tilly and the Wall
- "Reckless" (Alabama song), a 1993 song performed by Alabama
- "Reckless (Australian Crawl song)" a song from Australian Crawl's 1983 EP Semantics
- Reckless (1978 album), a 1978 album by the Australian band The Sports
- "Reckless Tide", a German Thrash Metal band.
- "Reckless" - UB 40 & Africa Bambaataa
In theater:
- Reckless (play), a play by Craig Lucas
reckless in French: Reckless
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
accident-prone, adventuresome, agile, airy, apathetic, ataractic, audacious, blase, brash, breakneck, carefree, careless, casual, cursory, dangerous, daredevil, daring, dashing, degage, desperate, devil-may-care,
disinterested,
dispassionate,
disregardant,
disregardful,
double-quick, eagle-winged, easygoing, expeditious, express, fast, feckless, fleet, flippant, flying, foolhardy, foolish, forgetful, free and easy,
furious, galloping, hair-trigger,
harum-scarum, hasty,
headlong, heedless, hopeless, hotheaded, hurried, hustling, ill-advised,
ill-considered, ill-contrived, ill-devised, ill-gauged, ill-judged,
impatient, impetuous, impolitic, imprudent, impulsive, inadvisable, inattentive, incautious, inconsiderate, incurious, indifferent, indiscreet, inexcitable, inexpedient, injudicious, insensate, insouciant, irrational, irresponsible, lackadaisical, lazy, light of heel, light-footed,
listless, lively, mad, madcap, mercurial, mindless, misadvised, misguided, myopic, negligent, nimble, nimble-footed, nonchalant, oblivious, offhand, overeager, overenthusiastic,
overhasty, overzealous, perfunctory, pococurante, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, prompt, quick, quick as lightning, quick
as thought, rapid,
rash, reasonless, regardless, respectless, running, senseless, shortsighted, slap-bang,
slapdash, snappy, spanking, speedy, sudden, swift, tactless, temerarious, thoughtless, turned-off,
unadvised, unanxious, unconcerned, unconsidered, undiplomatic, undiscerning, undiscriminating,
unforeseeing,
unheedful, unheeding, uninterested, unmindful, unprepared, unready, unreasonable, unreflecting, unreflective, unseeing, unsensible, unsolicitous, unsound, untactful, unthinking, unthoughtful, unwise, venturesome, venturous, wanton, wild, winged, witless