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noun
A state of being uncertain or unstable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: precarity, instability, jeopardy, adventure, danger, distress, harm's way, peril, threat, menace, hazard
Antonyms: none provided
noun
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: uncertainty, uncertainness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quality
Narrower terms: doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, question, indefiniteness, indeterminateness, indefinity, indetermination, indeterminacy, unpredictability, improbability, improbableness, fortuitousness, speculativeness
noun
extreme dangerousness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dangerousness
History
Etymology tree English precarious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English precariousness From precarious + -ness.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
