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chanciness

chanciness

7.5
Being uncertain and based on luck
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃeɪnsi/
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  • Traveling without a plan introduces an element of chanciness, making each adventure unpredictable.

Examples

  • Authors of regional metaphors should recognize the sheer chanciness and mysteriousness of devising one that the public adopts.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The chanciness of relying on luck rather than skill can lead to surprising outcomes in games.

  • Huizinga, however, sees both innovation and order in the uncertainty and chanciness of play.

    Academic text (2007)

  • (I find nothing strange or unlikely in such a model of historical chanciness for subsequent patterns following a substrate of initial necessity.

    Academic text (1990)

  • And then, I don't know, I feel like you could turn away from chanciness and then just like, I don't know, I don't know what I'm saying.

  • Investing in the stock market involves a certain degree of chanciness, as prices can fluctuate unexpectedly.

Synonyms

risk
vschanciness
∞ 1.9

A chance that something bad may happen

is about uncertainty and dependence on chance rather than just possibility of harm
precariousness
vschanciness
1 8.1

Being unstable and at risk of loss or harm

is more about depending on chance rather than physical instability
riskiness
vschanciness
1 4.5

How likely something is to cause harm or loss

is about being uncertain and depending on chance or luck
speculativeness
vschanciness
  • Specialized
9.8

A tendency to take high financial risks hoping to make money

is a general uncertainty from chance rather than mainly financial guessing

Antonyms

safety
∞ 1.0

A place or condition that protects you from danger

certainty
  • Literature
202 3.4

A strong feeling that something is true or will happen

How Risky

peril
112 5.7
danger
∞ 1.0
chanciness
7.5
risk
∞ 1.9
uncertainty
296 4.0
safety
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

chanciness singular
chancinesses plural

Morphology

chanciness = chancy (transparent) = chance + y + ness

Formed from the adjective 'chancy' (chance + -y) with the noun-forming suffix '-ness'; the meaning is the quality of being chancy.

Etymology

Chanciness comes from the word chance, which means 'luck' or 'something that may happen', plus the ending -iness that makes it a quality. So chanciness is the quality of being uncertain or risky, like when you 'take a chance' and do not know the result.