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precariousness

noun

Etymology

From precarious + -ness.

  1. derived from *-went-✻
  2. derived from -ōsos
  3. derived from -ōsus
  4. derived from -eux
  5. derived from *ḱes-✻
  6. derived from *kazēō✻
  7. derived from cariēs
  8. derived from carieux
  9. formed as precarious — “pre- + carious”
  10. formed as precariousness — “precarious + -ness”

Definitions

  1. A state of being uncertain or unstable.

    • Near-synonyms: instability, jeopardy; see also Thesaurus:danger
    • The precariousness of political relations between the two countries could lead to war.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA