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riskiness

risk·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ris-kee]
    • /ˈrɪs ki/
    • /ˈrɪskinəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ris-kee]
    • /ˈrɪs ki/

Definition of riskiness word

  • adjective riskiness attended with or involving risk; hazardous: a risky undertaking. 1

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Origin of riskiness

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; risk + -y1

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Parts of speech for Riskiness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

riskiness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

riskiness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for riskiness

adv riskiness

  • alarmingly — causing alarm or fear: an alarming case of pneumonia; an alarming lack of respect.
  • critically — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
  • dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
  • gravely — Samuel L(ee), Jr. 1922–2004, U.S. naval officer: first black admiral.
  • heedlessly — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.

adverb riskiness

noun riskiness

  • dangerousness — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
  • hazardousness — The condition of being hazardous.

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