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Noun: precariousness  pri'keh-ree-us-nus
  1. Extreme dangerousness
     
  2. Being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
    "the precariousness of his income"
    - uncertainty, uncertainness

Derived forms: precariousnesses

See also: precarious

Type of: dangerousness, quality

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