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English Dictionary: recklessness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
recklessness
n
  1. the trait of giving little thought to danger [syn: recklessness, foolhardiness, rashness]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Reckless \Reck"less\, a. [AS. reccele[a0]s, r[emac]cele[a0]s.]
      1. Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent.
            --Chaucer.
  
      2. Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless.
  
                     It made the king as reckless as them diligent. --Sir
                                                                              P. Sidney.
  
      Syn: Heedless; careless; mindless; thoughtless; negligent;
               indifferent; regardless; unconcerned; inattentive;
               remiss; rash. -- {Reck"less*ly}, adv. --
               {Reck"less*ness}, n.
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