What does precariousness mean?

Definitions for precariousness
pre·car·i·ous·ness

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. precariousnessnoun

    extreme dangerousness

  2. uncertainty, uncertainness, precariousnessnoun

    being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

    "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income"

Wiktionary

  1. precariousnessnoun

    A state of being uncertain or unstable.

    The precariousness of political relations between the two countries could lead to war.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Precariousnessnoun

    Uncertainty; dependence on others. The following passage from a book, otherwise elegantly written, affords an example of the impropriety mentioned at the word precarious.

    Etymology: from precarious.

    Most consumptive people die of the discharge they spit up, which, with the precariousness of the symptoms of an oppressed diaphragm from a mere lodgement of extravasated matter, render the operation but little adviseable. Samuel Sharp, Surgery.

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  1. precariousness

    Precariousness refers to a state of being uncertain, unstable, insecure, or unpredictable, often characterized by a lack of safety or stability. It usually describes situations that could easily become difficult or dangerous.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of precariousness in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of precariousness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of precariousness in a Sentence

  1. Matteo Salvini:

    The goal is to change Europe and give voice to those populations that are cut down by those who only ever cared about financial outcomes and the multinationals and who have offered us a future of precariousness and fear.

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