Chancy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; - New Yorker

subject to accident or chance or change

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻdnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌɪlɪndɹəspˈɔːɹiəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌɪlɪndɹəspˈɔːɹiəm/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻdnəs/.

Examples

an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog
a chancy appeal at best
getting that job was definitely fluky

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

iffy dodgy chanceful dicey fluky flukey

Parts of Speech

adjective	of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; - New Yorker “an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog”
adjective	subject to accident or chance or change “a chancy appeal at best”

Word Forms

chance	noun	a risk involving danger
fluke	noun	a stroke of luck

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

riskant

mit ungewissem Ausgang; besonders risikobehaftet; - New Yorker

🇫🇷French

hasardeux

d'issue incertaine; particulièrement risqué; - Un New-Yorkais

🇪🇸Spanish

arriesgado

de resultado incierto; especialmente plagado de riesgos; - neoyorquino

🇮🇹Italian

rischioso

di esito incerto; particolarmente carico di rischi; -Newyorkese

🇳🇱Dutch

kans

van onzekere uitkomst; vooral vol risico's; - New Yorker

🇵🇹Portuguese

arriscado

de resultado incerto; especialmente repleto de riscos; - nova-iorquino

🇷🇺Russian

рискованный

неопределенного результата; особенно чревато риском; - Житель Нью-Йорка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनियमित

अनिश्चित परिणाम का; विशेष रूप से जोखिम से भरा हुआ; - न्यू यॉर्कर

🇧🇩Bengali

চ্যান্সি

অনিশ্চিত ফলাফল; বিশেষ করে ঝুঁকিপূর্ণ; - নিউ ইয়র্কার

🇮🇳Tamil

வாய்ப்பு

நிச்சயமற்ற முடிவு; குறிப்பாக ஆபத்து நிறைந்தது; - நியூயார்க்கர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అవకాశం

యొక్క అనిశ్చిత ఫలితం; ముఖ్యంగా ప్రమాదంతో నిండి ఉంది; - న్యూయార్కర్

🇮🇳Marathi

चंचल

अनिश्चित परिणाम; विशेषतः जोखमीने परिपूर्ण; - न्यू यॉर्कर

🇮🇳Gujarati

તક

અનિશ્ચિત પરિણામ; ખાસ કરીને જોખમથી ભરપૂર; - ન્યૂ યોર્કર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಕಾಶ

ಅನಿಶ್ಚಿತ ಫಲಿತಾಂಶದ; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅಪಾಯದಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದೆ; - ನ್ಯೂಯಾರ್ಕರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാധ്യത

അനിശ്ചിത ഫലത്തിൻ്റെ; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അപകടസാധ്യത നിറഞ്ഞതാണ്; - ന്യൂയോർക്കർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਜਮ

ਅਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਦੇ; ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜੋਖਮ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਪੂਰ; - ਨਿਊ ਯਾਰਕਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

چانس

غیر یقینی نتیجہ؛ خاص طور پر خطرے سے بھرا ہوا؛ - نیویارکر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

祯

结果不确定；特别充满风险； - 纽约客

🇯🇵Japanese

チャンス

不確実な結果。特にリスクを伴う。 - ニューヨーカー

🇰🇷Korean

불확실한

불확실한 결과; 특히 위험이 가득합니다. - 뉴요커

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cơ hội

về kết quả không chắc chắn; đặc biệt đầy rủi ro; - Người New York

🇹🇭Thai

โอกาส

ผลลัพธ์ที่ไม่แน่นอน; เต็มไปด้วยความเสี่ยงเป็นพิเศษ - ชาวนิวยอร์ก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebetulan

hasil yang tidak pasti; terutama yang penuh dengan risiko; - Warga New York

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مصادفة

نتائج غير مؤكدة؛ محفوفة بالمخاطر بشكل خاص؛ - نيويوركر

🇮🇷Persian

شانس

نتیجه نامشخص؛ به خصوص مملو از خطر؛ - نیویورکر

🇹🇷Turkish

şans eseri

belirsiz sonuç; özellikle riskle dolu; - New Yorklu

🇮🇱Hebrew

צ'נסי

של תוצאה לא ודאית; רווי סיכון במיוחד; - ניו יורקר

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The primary meaning of 'chancy' is 'of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; - New Yorker'.

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