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risklessness

risklessness

8.8
A situation with no chance of harm
  • noun
  • /ˈrɪskləsnəs/
translation icon : ausencia de riesgo
  • The new drug underwent years of testing to ensure its risklessness before being approved.

Examples

  • Absolute risklessness is rarely possible in business decisions.

  • Investing in government bonds offers a sense of risklessness.

  • Investors are often skeptical of any plan that claims complete risklessness.

  • The risklessness of the new policy was widely praised.

  • Investing in government bonds often provides a sense of risklessness due to their stability.

  • The risklessness of the new safety protocols made employees feel more secure at work.

  • Many people believe that achieving complete risklessness in life is impossible.

Synonyms

safety
vsrisklessness
∞ 1.0

A place or condition that protects you from danger

focuses on total absence of risk rather than protection or places
safeness
vsrisklessness
1 1.8

Being free from danger or risk

means complete absence of risk rather than general protection

Antonyms

danger
∞ 1.0

A chance that people or things will be harmed

riskiness
1 4.5

How likely something is to cause harm or loss

How Safe

risklessness
8.8
danger
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

risklessness singular
risklessnesses plural

Morphology

risklessness = riskless (transparent) = risk + less + ness

Formed by the transparent adjective 'riskless' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ness', so the meaning is directly the state of being without risk.

Etymology

The word risklessness comes from the simple word risk, which arrived in English from old Italian and Spanish words for 'danger', and the ending -less meaning 'without'. So risklessness literally means 'without danger' and describes the state of complete safety.