Definitions for dangerousˈdeɪn dʒər əs, ˈdeɪndʒ rəs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

dan•ger•ousˈdeɪn dʒər əs, ˈdeɪndʒ rəs(adj.)

  1. full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous.

  2. able or likely to cause physical injury.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of dangerous:

1175–1225; ME da(u)ngerous domineering, fraught with danger < OF dangereus threatening, difficult =dangier (see danger ) +-eus -ous

dan′ger•ous•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. dangerous, unsafe(adj)

    involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

    "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"

  2. dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening(adj)

    causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

    "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. dangerous(adjective)ˈdeɪn dʒər əs, ˈdeɪndʒ rəs

    likely to cause damage or harm

    a dangerous road; a dangerous situation; Skydiving is too dangerous.; dangerous to wildlife; it's dangerous for sb to do sth; dangerously close to the edge; Steve enjoys living dangerously.

Wiktionary

  1. dangerous(Adjective)

    Full of danger.

  2. dangerous(Adjective)

    Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.

    If they incline to think you dangerous / To less than gods uE000108495uE001 Milton.

  3. dangerous(Adjective)

    In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death.

    Forby. Bartlett.

  4. dangerous(Adjective)

    Hard to suit; difficult to please.

    My wages ben full strait, and eke full small; / My lord to me is hard and dangerous. uE000108496uE001 Chaucer.

  5. dangerous(Adjective)

    Reserved; not affable.

    Of his speech dangerous uE000108497uE001 Chaucer.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dangerous(adj)

    attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe

  2. Dangerous(adj)

    causing danger; ready to do harm or injury

  3. Dangerous(adj)

    in a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death

  4. Dangerous(adj)

    hard to suit; difficult to please

  5. Dangerous(adj)

    reserved; not affable


Translations for dangerous

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

dangerous(adjective)

very unsafe and likely to be the cause of danger

a dangerous road; a dangerous enemy.

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