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 Definitions of dangerous  [ˈdeɪn dʒər əs, ˈdeɪndʒ rəs]  

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Definition of 'dangerous' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) dangerous
full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous.

2.  dangerous
able or likely to cause physical injury.

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

Definition of 'dangerous' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) dangerous, unsafe
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
"a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"

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


Definition of 'dangerous' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) dangerous
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.


Definition of 'dangerous' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) dangerous
attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe

2. (adj) dangerous
causing danger; ready to do harm or injury

3. (adj) dangerous
in a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death

4. (adj) dangerous
hard to suit; difficult to please

5. (adj) dangerous
reserved; not affable


Translation of 'dangerous' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: very unsafe and likely to be the cause of danger
a dangerous road; a dangerous enemy.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: gevaarlik Arabic flag Arabic: خَطِر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: опасен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: perigoso Czech flag Czech: nebezpečný German flag German: gefährlich
Danish flag Danish: farlig Greek flag Greek: επικίνδυνος Spanish flag Spanish: peligroso, arriesgado
Estonian flag Estonian: (häda)ohtlik Farsi flag Farsi: خطرناک Finnish flag Finnish: vaarallinen
French flag French: dangereux Hebrew flag Hebrew: מְסוּכָּן Hindi flag Hindi: खतरनाक
Croatian flag Croatian: opasan Hungarian flag Hungarian: veszélyes Indonesian flag Indonesian: berbahaya
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hættulegur Italian flag Italian: pericoloso Japanese flag Japanese: 危い
Korean flag Korean: 위험한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pavojingas Latvian flag Latvian: bīstams
Malay flag Malay: berbahaya Dutch flag Dutch: gevaarlijk Norwegian flag Norwegian: farlig
Polish flag Polish: niebezpieczny Persian flag Persian: خطرناک Pashto flag Pashto: ویره بیره
Portuguese flag Portuguese: perigoso Romanian flag Romanian: periculos Russian flag Russian: опасный
Slovak flag Slovak: nebezpečný Slovenian flag Slovenian: nevaren Serbian flag Serbian: opasan
Swedish flag Swedish: farlig Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งเป็นอันตราย Turkish flag Turkish: tehlikeli
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 危險的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: небезпечний, ризикований Urdu flag Urdu: خطرناک ، مخدوش
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: chính là mối hiểm họa Chinese flag Chinese: 危险的

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