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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reckless \Reck"less\, a. [AS. reccele['a]s, r[=e]cele['a]s.]
     1. Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent.
        --Chaucer.
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     2. Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless.


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              It made the king as reckless as them diligent. --Sir
                                                    P. Sidney.
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     Syn: Heedless; careless; mindless; thoughtless; negligent;
          indifferent; regardless; unconcerned; inattentive;
          remiss; rash.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Reck"less*ly}, adv. --
          {Reck"less*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  recklessness
       n : the trait of giving little thought to danger [syn: {foolhardiness},
            {rashness}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  102 Moby Thesaurus words for "recklessness":
     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
  
  

















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