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Precariousness

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n. A state of being uncertain or unstable.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The state or character of being precarious; uncertainty; dependence on the will or pleasure of others, or on unknown events: as, the precariousness of life or health.

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n. extreme dangerousness

n. being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

Word Usage

"And yet I have been at pains not to conceal the facts that those things I have instanced have a certain precariousness of tenure."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

dangerousness

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

inauthenticity filthiness variableness sorrowfulness heartburning irreversibility coining sourcesproduce restiveness unnaturalness