'Recklessness' definitions:
Definition of 'recklessness'
(from WordNet)
noun
The trait of giving little thought to danger [syn: recklessness, foolhardiness, rashness]
Definition of 'Recklessness'
From: GCIDE
- Reckless \Reck"less\, a. [AS. reccele['a]s, r[=e]cele['a]s.]
- 1. Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless. [1913 Webster]
- It made the king as reckless as them diligent. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Heedless; careless; mindless; thoughtless; negligent; indifferent; regardless; unconcerned; inattentive; remiss; rash. [1913 Webster] -- {Reck"less*ly}, adv. -- {Reck"less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'recklessness'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandon,
- accidia,
- acedia,
- apathy,
- ataraxia,
- ataraxy,
- callowness,
- careless abandon,
- carelessness,
- casualness,
- childishness,
- cursoriness,
- desperateness,
- detachment,
- devil-may-careness,
- disinterest,
- dispassion,
- disregard,
- disregardfulness,
- easiness,
- easygoingness,
- forgetfulness,
- furiousness,
- haste,
- hastiness,
- heedlessness,
- hotheadedness,
- hurriedness,
- immaturity,
- impatience,
- impetuosity,
- impetuousness,
- imprudence,
- impulsiveness,
- inadvisability,
- inattention,
- inconsiderateness,
- inconsideration,
- incuriosity,
- indifference,
- indiscreetness,
- indiscretion,
- indiscrimination,
- inexcitability,
- inexpedience,
- injudiciousness,
- insouciance,
- irrationality,
- lack of affect,
- lack of foresight,
- lackadaisicalness,
- laziness,
- listlessness,
- mindlessness,
- negligence,
- nonchalance,
- oblivion,
- offhandedness,
- overeagerness,
- overenthusiasm,
- overhastiness,
- overzealousness,
- perfunctoriness,
- pococurantism,
- pompousness,
- precipitance,
- precipitancy,
- precipitateness,
- precipitation,
- precipitousness,
- puerility,
- quickness,
- rashness,
- reasonlessness,
- regardlessness,
- senselessness,
- sloth,
- sprezzatura,
- stuffiness,
- suddenness,
- tactlessness,
- thoughtlessness,
- unanxiousness,
- unconcern,
- unheedfulness,
- unintelligence,
- unmindfulness,
- unpreparedness,
- unreadiness,
- unreason,
- unreasonableness,
- unsensibleness,
- unsolicitousness,
- unsolicitude,
- unsoundness,
- unthinkingness,
- unthoughtfulness,
- unwisdom,
- unwiseness,
- wantonness,
- wildness,
- witlessness