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Perilous

adjective/pˈɛɹɪləs/
Definition
fraught with danger
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˈɛɹɪləs/
🇬🇧British English
/pˈɛɹɪləs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˈɛɹɪləs/
3 syllables Say it as /pˈɛɹɪləs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivefraught with danger
“dangerous waters”
Word Forms
perilnouna state of danger involving risk
perilousnessnounthe state of being dangerous
precariousnessnounextreme dangerousness
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
gefährlich
voller Gefahren
🇫🇷French
périlleux
plein de dangers
🇪🇸Spanish
peligroso
lleno de peligro
🇮🇹Italian
pericoloso
pieno di pericolo
🇳🇱Dutch
gevaarlijk
vol gevaar
🇵🇹Portuguese
perigoso
repleto de perigo
🇷🇺Russian
опасный
чревато опасностью
India
🇮🇳Hindi
जोखिम
खतरे से भरा हुआ
🇧🇩Bengali
বিপদজনক
বিপদে পরিপূর্ণ
🇮🇳Tamil
ஆபத்தானது
ஆபத்து நிறைந்தது
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రమాదకరమైన
ప్రమాదంతో నిండిపోయింది
🇮🇳Marathi
धोकादायक
धोक्याने भरलेले
🇮🇳Gujarati
જોખમી
ભયથી ભરપૂર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಪಾಯಕಾರಿ
ಅಪಾಯದಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അപകടകരമായ
അപകടം നിറഞ്ഞ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਖ਼ਤਰਨਾਕ
ਖ਼ਤਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
خطرناک
خطرے سے بھرا ہوا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
危险的
充满危险
🇯🇵Japanese
危険な
危険を伴う
🇰🇷Korean
위험한
위험이 가득한
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nguy hiểm
đầy nguy hiểm
🇹🇭Thai
อันตราย
เต็มไปด้วยอันตราย
🇮🇩Indonesian
berbahaya
penuh dengan bahaya
🇵🇭Filipino
delikado
puno ng panganib
🇲🇾Malay
bahaya
penuh dengan bahaya
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
محفوفة بالمخاطر
محفوفة بالمخاطر
🇮🇷Persian
خطرناک
مملو از خطر
🇹🇷Turkish
tehlikeli
tehlikeyle dolu
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְסוּכָּן
טומן בחובו סכנה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'perilous'?
The primary meaning of 'perilous' is 'fraught with danger'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'perilous' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'perilous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'perilous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'perilous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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