precariousnessn.

Brit.

/prᵻˈkɛːrɪəsnəs/, U.S.

/prəˈkɛriəsnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: precarious adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < precarious adj. + -ness suffix.

The state or condition of being precarious (in various senses); esp. insecurity, uncertainty, instability.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > insecurity > precariousness

ticklenessc1390

kittleness1578

ticklishness1583

touchiness1649

staggeringa1661

precariousness1666

criticalness1794

precarity1910

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [noun] > weakness, instability

ticklenessc1390

infirmness1596

precariousness1666

weakness1686

shakiness1862

ricketiness1867

rockiness1897

wonkiness1982

the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > earnest request or entreaty > importunity or urgency

instancec1340

importunityc1425

instancy1515

importunateness?1526

importunacy1548

importancea1555

importancy1576

opportunitya1586

urgencec1592

urgency1611

clamorousnessa1617

pressingness1661

precariousness1666

supplicancy1728

beseechingness1863

imploringness1863

pleadingness1866

demandingness1930

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > logical argument > [noun] > logical fallacy > begging the question

petitio principii1531

begging of the question1579

petition of principle1579

craving of the principle1587

beggarya1603

precariousness1666

petitio1894

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > quality

dangerousness1530

periculousness1547

parlousness1565

perilousness1571

insafety1641

precariousness1798

1666 S. Parker Acct. Divine Dominion & Goodness 111 Having evinced the Precariousness of the Origenian Hypothesis from the Nature of the thing it self..I hope 'tis sufficient to convince your self..that..this is the first Stage upon which the Souls of men ever appeared.

1687 W. Penn Good Advice to Church of Eng. 59 The uncertainty and precariousness of the means of their subsistance.

1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. viii. 50 By reason of the danger of a winter voyage,..as well as the precariousness of the wind, which might possibly detain me a great while.

1798 W. Blair Soldier's Friend (Dublin ed.) xii. 94 The precariousness and hardships of the military life.

1817 P. B. Shelley Let. 11 Dec. (1964) I. 577 I felt the precariousness of my life.

1859 J. Lang Wanderings in India 353 The precariousness of the land tenure is one of the greatest impediments to the outlay of capital by the tenant in the improvement of the land.

1927 J. K. Hart Inside Experience i. 22 Such opinions have a special precariousness: they are likely to be, in these days of critical unrest, either shortly lost, or to be transformed into ultimate dogma.

1965 A. S. Byatt Shadow of Sun v. 145 He was overcome by an old sense of the precariousness of his own position.

2004 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 13 June b8 A coup attempt in the capital and a week of clashes over an eastern border city made clear the precariousness of Congo's peace.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	precariousness
释义	precariousnessn. Brit. /prᵻˈkɛːrɪəsnəs/, U.S. /prəˈkɛriəsnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: precarious adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < precarious adj. + -ness suffix. The state or condition of being precarious (in various senses); esp. insecurity, uncertainty, instability. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > insecurity > precariousness ticklenessc1390 kittleness1578 ticklishness1583 touchiness1649 staggeringa1661 precariousness1666 criticalness1794 precarity1910 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [noun] > weakness, instability ticklenessc1390 infirmness1596 precariousness1666 weakness1686 shakiness1862 ricketiness1867 rockiness1897 wonkiness1982 the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > earnest request or entreaty > importunity or urgency instancec1340 importunityc1425 instancy1515 importunateness?1526 importunacy1548 importancea1555 importancy1576 opportunitya1586 urgencec1592 urgency1611 clamorousnessa1617 pressingness1661 precariousness1666 supplicancy1728 beseechingness1863 imploringness1863 pleadingness1866 demandingness1930 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > logical argument > [noun] > logical fallacy > begging the question petitio principii1531 begging of the question1579 petition of principle1579 craving of the principle1587 beggarya1603 precariousness1666 petitio1894 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > quality dangerousness1530 periculousness1547 parlousness1565 perilousness1571 insafety1641 precariousness1798 1666 S. Parker Acct. Divine Dominion & Goodness 111 Having evinced the Precariousness of the Origenian Hypothesis from the Nature of the thing it self..I hope 'tis sufficient to convince your self..that..this is the first Stage upon which the Souls of men ever appeared. 1687 W. Penn Good Advice to Church of Eng. 59 The uncertainty and precariousness of the means of their subsistance. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. viii. 50 By reason of the danger of a winter voyage,..as well as the precariousness of the wind, which might possibly detain me a great while. 1798 W. Blair Soldier's Friend (Dublin ed.) xii. 94 The precariousness and hardships of the military life. 1817 P. B. Shelley Let. 11 Dec. (1964) I. 577 I felt the precariousness of my life. 1859 J. Lang Wanderings in India 353 The precariousness of the land tenure is one of the greatest impediments to the outlay of capital by the tenant in the improvement of the land. 1927 J. K. Hart Inside Experience i. 22 Such opinions have a special precariousness: they are likely to be, in these days of critical unrest, either shortly lost, or to be transformed into ultimate dogma. 1965 A. S. Byatt Shadow of Sun v. 145 He was overcome by an old sense of the precariousness of his own position. 2004 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 13 June b8 A coup attempt in the capital and a week of clashes over an eastern border city made clear the precariousness of Congo's peace. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1666
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