precariousness
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8.1
- noun
- /prɪˈkɛəriəsnəs/
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precariedad
- The precariousness of the bridge made drivers hesitant to cross without assessing the weather first.
- the precariousness of life
- precariousness and sustainability
- precariousness and uncertainty
And part of how you get out of that precariousness is savings.
- And part of how you get out of that precariousness is savings.
- They're moved by the Earth's beauty and humbled by the precariousness of our lives.
- So you want to get out of the zone of of precariousness.
- I mean, I'm not totally oblivious to the precariousness of, like, any kind of journalism like this.
Examples
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In 1966, Elie Wiesel published The Jews of Silence, his emotional eyewitness account of the precariousness and fear that characterized Soviet Jewish life.
Academic text (2011) -
They're moved by the Earth's beauty and humbled by the precariousness of our lives.
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And part of how you get out of that precariousness is savings.
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All the animals are active, happy, but totally silent, as if they know the precariousness of their position.
Fiction book (1999) -
Through his memory we realize the extreme precariousness and preciousness of life.
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What we really learn from the charter-school experience is the precariousness of accountability in education.
Academic text (2002) -
Other political forces in Peru suffer similar precariousness.
Academic text (2016) -
Kvothe is grumpy because of his poverty and the precariousness of his situation.
Blog text (23) -
Over the centuries, the Sukuma have adjusted to the precariousness of cultivation in a semiarid region.
Academic text (1991) -
Living in a low-lying area brings a certain level of precariousness due to the risk of flooding.
Synonyms
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4.0
Not being sure about what will happen or what to do
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4.5
How likely something is to cause harm or loss
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8.2
A situation when work or housing is unstable and at risk
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8.9
The state of being very dangerous and likely to cause harm
Feeling unsure and worried about safety or the future
A state in which things are not firm or steady
A feeling of worry that makes you unable to relax
A state of not knowing what will happen
Being uncertain and based on luck
Antonyms
How Precarious
Surface Forms
Morphology
precariousness = precarious (transparent) = precarious + ness
Standard nominalization from the adjective 'precarious' using '-ness', so the noun's meaning is directly derived from the adjective.
Etymology
The word precariousness comes from the Latin verb precari, which means 'to ask' or 'to pray'. A helpful image is something that only exists because someone asks or hopes for it, so precariousness means being uncertain, insecure, or at risk.