recklessness

recklessness

English

Alternative forms

• rechlessness, retchlessness (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English reklesnes, from Old English rēcelēasnes (“recklessness, carelessness, negligence”), equivalent to reckless +‎ -ness.

Noun

recklessness (usually uncountable, plural recklessnesses)

1. The state or quality of being reckless or heedless, of taking unnecessary risks.

   His recklessness repeatedly put him in danger.

Translations

being reckless

German: Leichtsinnigkeit (de) f, Fahrlässigkeit (de) f, Gewagtheit f, Rücksichtslosigkeit (de) f Indonesian: kesembronoan (id) Portuguese: descuido (pt) m, negligência (pt) f

Romanian: nechibzuință (ro) f, nesăbuință (ro) f, imprudență (ro) f, nesocotință (ro) f Spanish: descuido (es) m, negligencia (es) f, temeridad, osadía (es) f, imprudencia (es) f