Precariousness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extreme dangerousness

being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɪkˈɛɹiəsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɪkˈeəɹiəsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɪkˈeəɹiəsnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹɪkˈɛɹiəsnəs/.

Examples

the uncertainty of the outcome
the precariousness of his income

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

uncertainness uncertainty

Antonyms

certainty

Parts of Speech

noun	extreme dangerousness
noun	being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance “the uncertainty of the outcome”

Word Forms

precarious	adjective	fraught with danger
uncertain	adjective	not consistent or dependable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Prekarität

extreme Gefährlichkeit

🇫🇷French

précarité

dangerosité extrême

🇪🇸Spanish

precariedad

peligrosidad extrema

🇮🇹Italian

precarietà

estrema pericolosità

🇳🇱Dutch

onzekerheid

extreme gevaarlijkheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

precariedade

extrema periculosidade

🇷🇺Russian

ненадежность

крайняя опасность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पराधीनता

अत्यधिक खतरनाकता

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதியற்ற தன்மை

தீவிர ஆபத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

అనిశ్చితత్వం

తీవ్ర ప్రమాదకరం

🇮🇳Marathi

अनिश्चितता

अत्यंत धोकादायकपणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિશ્ચિતતા

આત્યંતિક જોખમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಿಶ್ಚಿತತೆ

ತೀವ್ರ ಅಪಾಯಕಾರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനിശ്ചിതത്വം

അങ്ങേയറ്റം അപകടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਥਿਰਤਾ

ਅਤਿ ਖ਼ਤਰਨਾਕਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے یقینی

انتہائی خطرناک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不稳定

极度危险

🇯🇵Japanese

不安定さ

極度の危険性

🇰🇷Korean

불안정함

극도의 위험

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bấp bênh

cực kỳ nguy hiểm

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่มั่นคง

อันตรายอย่างยิ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerawanan

bahaya yang ekstrim

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging walang katiyakan

matinding panganib

🇲🇾Malay

keadaan tidak menentu

bahaya yang melampau

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم الاستقرار

خطورة بالغة

🇮🇷Persian

بی ثباتی

خطرناک بودن شدید

🇹🇷Turkish

güvencesizlik

aşırı tehlikelilik

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר חשש

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