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Let me say that the path I did take for a brief period of my life was not of reckless drug use, hurting others, but it was a path of quiet rebellion, of a little experimentation of a darker side of my confusion in a confusing world, lost in the midst of finding my identity.
Jennifer Capriati

Meaning of "reckless" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RECKLESS

Old English recceleās (see reck, -less); related to Middle Dutch roekeloos, Old High German ruahhalōs.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RECKLESS

reckless  [ˈrɛklɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECKLESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reckless is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RECKLESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of reckless in the English dictionary

The definition of reckless in the dictionary is having or showing no regard for danger or consequences; heedless; rash.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RECKLESS


backless
ˈbæklɪs
bookless
ˈbʊklɪs
brakeless
ˈbreɪklɪs
checkless
ˈtʃɛklɪs
diskless
ˈdɪsklɪs
feckless
ˈfɛklɪs
hookless
ˈhʊklɪs
luckless
ˈlʌklɪs
makeless
ˈmeɪklɪs
necklace
ˈnɛklɪs
smokeless
ˈsməʊklɪs
sparkless
ˈspɑːklɪs
speckless
ˈspɛklɪs
stockless
ˈstɒklɪs
tackless
ˈtæklɪs
tankless
ˈtæŋklɪs
thankless
ˈθæŋklɪs
trackless
ˈtræklɪs
wickless
ˈwɪklɪs
workless
ˈwɜːklɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RECKLESS

recitable
recital
recitalist
recitation
recitationist
recitative
recite
reciter
reck
reckan
reckless driver
reckless driving
reckless endangerment
recklessly
recklessness
Recklinghausen
reckon
reckoner
reckoning
reclad

WORDS THAT END LIKE RECKLESS

barkless
beakless
bottomless
forkless
frockless
inkless
knockless
leakless
milkless
neckless
peakless
plackless
riskless
rockless
sackless
sockless
stalkless
suckless
trickless
trunkless
tuskless

Synonyms and antonyms of reckless in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RECKLESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «reckless» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of reckless

Translation of «reckless» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RECKLESS

Find out the translation of reckless to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reckless from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reckless» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鲁莽的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

imprudente
570 millions of speakers

English

reckless
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लापरवाह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التهور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безрассудным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

irresponsável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেপরোয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dangereux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melulu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rücksichtslos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無謀な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무모한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sembrono
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không lo âu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொறுப்பற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेपर्वा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pervasız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spericolato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lekkomyślny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безрозсудним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nesăbuit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απερίσκεπτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

roekelose
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vårdslös
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uvøren
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reckless

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RECKLESS»

The term «reckless» is very widely used and occupies the 18.034 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RECKLESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «reckless» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «reckless» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reckless

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10 QUOTES WITH «RECKLESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word reckless.
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Catherine Bell
People think I'm crazy and reckless but I'm absolutely not... I'm soooo safe and soooo careful and I won't do anything that feels like I could break something.
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Jolene Blalock
Everything I do, I do with reckless abandon.
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Richard Blumenthal
Generally, social networking sites can be hugely promising and beneficial in opening new friendships and vistas and knowledge of the world, but they are also fraught with peril, when young people are reckless or headless.
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Sherrod Brown
It is past time for Republican leadership to answer for record deficits and reckless spending, both in Iraq and in the U.S. It's time for a plan to bring our troops home.
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Jennifer Capriati
Let me say that the path I did take for a brief period of my life was not of reckless drug use, hurting others, but it was a path of quiet rebellion, of a little experimentation of a darker side of my confusion in a confusing world, lost in the midst of finding my identity.
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Edwin Hubbel Chapin
Gaiety is often the reckless ripple over depths of despair.
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Steven Curtis Chapman
I want to live with that sense with the music I make, with the art I make, with the way I love my kids, with the way I am a father and a husband and a friend and a follower of Christ, I want to live with reckless abandonment to the truth of the Gospel.
8
Larry Charles
I take big risks, but I'm not reckless about it.
9
Mary Boykin Chesnut
Oh, if I could put some of my reckless spirit into these discreet cautious lazy men!
10
Luc de Clapiers
The most absurd and reckless aspirations have sometimes led to extraordinary success.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECKLESS»

Discover the use of reckless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reckless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reckless
Through a mirror is a dangerous world. For years, Jacob Reckless has enjoyed its secrets and treasures. Not any more. His younger brother has followed him.
Cornelia Caroline Funke, Lionel Wigram, 2011
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Reckless
The #1 New York Times bestselling book from new adult phenomenon S.C. Stephens—even a rock star’s life isn’t always perfect. Can love survive when life gets Reckless?
S.C. Stephens, 2013
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Thoughtless
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author S.C. Stephens comes the new adult series everyone is talking about.
S.C. Stephens, 2012
4
Reckless
For four years, Farrah has been Khalil's lover, friend, and confidant.
Keisha Ervin, 2012
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Reckless
Through a mirror is a dangerous world. For years, Jacob Reckless has enjoyed its secrets and treasures. Not any more. His younger brother has followed him.
Cornelia Funke
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Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and ...
Character-rich and definitive in its analysis, this is the one account of the financial crisis you must read.
Gretchen Morgenson, Joshua Rosner, 2011
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Reckless
He can run, but he can’t hide A Red Hot Summer story and a stand-alone sequel to Brazen.
Maya Banks, 2008
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Reckless: A Novel
. Ty Hauck hunts the murderer of a friend—and steps into the crosshairs of a sinister conspiracy—in this most electrifying novel yet from New York Times bestselling thriller master Andrew Gross Private security investigator Ty Hauck, ...
Andrew Gross, 2010
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Reckless
This collection includes Cydney Rax's "Desperate Housewife," in which Carmen Foster, after discovering racy texts between her husband and his baby mama, decides to have an affair of her own.
Cydney Rax, Niobia Bryant, Grace Octavia, 2013
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Reckless
Adrian Alistair Rohan lost his faith, and now, a dedicated member of the depraved Heavenly Host, he loses himself in his only pleasure: the seduction and debauchery of beautiful women.
Anne Stuart, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECKLESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reckless is used in the context of the following news items.
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Watch the Dramatic Video That Police Call Some of the Most …
According to CBS2 in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Police Department said it's investigating the incident and called the footage some of the most reckless ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
2
1 WTC BASE Jumpers Convicted of Reckless Endangerment, DA Says
Today, a jury found their stunt to be reckless and illegal.” ... The men were convicted of reckless endangerment, BASE jumping and reckless endangerment of ... «DNAinfo, Jun 15»
3
Lindsay Lohan completes community service, judge closes book on …
Resolving the reckless driving case was not without its hiccups -- Lohan missed a deadline last year to complete her community service and a prosecutor ... «CBS News, May 15»
4
Anger follows acquittal in rare trial of Chicago cop
Judge Dennis Porter ruled that prosecutors failed to prove that Dante Servin acted recklessly, saying that Illinois courts have consistently held that anytime an ... «Chicago Tribune, Apr 15»
5
Marcell Dareus given trial date for reckless-endangerment charge
Buffalo Bill defensive tackle Marcell Dareus has a trial date for a reckless-endangerment charge almost a year after his initial arrest in New York. The former ... «AL.com, Feb 15»
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Nationals' Jayson Werth pleads guilty to reckless driving, gets 5 …
Washington Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth will serve five days in jail after pleading guilty Thursday to a reckless driving charge in Fairfax County. It is rare for ... «Washington Post, Jan 15»
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Chris Hemsworth: "I Had No Empathy" for Liam's Failed Romances …
"Like being in relationships he shouldn't be in, or being reckless just to prove a point. And I had no empathy. My mom had to remind me I was the same way.". «Us Magazine, Dec 14»
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Jayson Werth, Nationals outfielder, to serve 10 days in jail for …
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP/WJLA) - Washington Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth was convicted Friday of reckless driving and sentenced to 10 days in jail for driving his ... «WJLA, Dec 14»
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Rochester: Farage looks to more UKIP gains after success
Mr Reckless gained 16,867 votes, 2,920 more than Conservative Kelly Tolhurst's 13,947, with Labour's Naushabah Khan on 6,713 - ahead of the Green Party. «BBC News, Nov 14»
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Mark Reckless sparks immigration row on eve of Rochester byelection
The controversy began when Mark Reckless, the former Tory MP whose defection to Ukip triggered the byelection, suggested that a Polish plumber might only ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»

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