adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈhæ.zɚ.dɪs/
General-American:/-dəs/
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CMU ARPABET:HH AE1 Z ER0 D AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Risky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: high-wire
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or involving chance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
involving risk or danger
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
skydiving is a hazardous sport
extremely risky going out in the tide and fog
a wild financial scheme
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: risky, wild
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French hasardeux, equivalent to hazard + -ous.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
рискован
(riskovan)
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Bulgarian:
опасен
(opasen)
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Catalan:
atzarós
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Cherokee:
ᎦᎾᏰᎩ
(ganayegi)
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Finnish:
vaarallinen
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Finnish:
riskipitoinen
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
French:
hasardeux
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Middle French:
hazardeux
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
German:
gefährlich
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
German:
Gefahr-
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
German:
Gefahren-
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Italian:
pericoloso
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Italian:
azzardato
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Latin:
perīculōsus
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Māori:
whakawhara
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Norwegian Bokmål:
farefull
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Norwegian Nynorsk:
farefull
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Plautdietsch:
roakboa
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Spanish:
brígido
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Spanish:
fortunal
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Spanish:
azaroso
— risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard
Finnish:
uskalias
— of or involving chance
Finnish:
sattumanvarainen
— of or involving chance