Similar words: precarious, precariously, gregariousness, curiousness, seriousness, imperiousness, industriousness, pretentiousness. Meaning: [prɪ'kerɪənɪs /-'keər-] 
n. 1. extreme dangerousness 2. being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance.
n. 1. extreme dangerousness 2. being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance. 
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1. Wells was well aware of the precariousness of human life.
2. Yet evolutionary science also pointed to the precariousness of moral progress-how it could so easily slip back into animal chaos.
3. And despite the precariousness of the situation, Susan took a moment to mourn her loss...
4. A sense of social precariousness is the last thing one could expect to meet in a Chardin.
5. The extreme precariousness (Sentencedict), the lack of proper sanitary conditions and the clear disrespect for these people whose hands are shaping Chinese urban future are calling for reaction.
6. Though reduced to precariousness in modern times by frequent imperialist oppression, China rose again to become a giant as a result of a century's national struggle.
7. These reports have revealed to the insurgents the precariousness of their position.
8. This year, the severe precariousness of the marketing in Chinese telecom communication, especially the mobile phone market, has reached its highest flight ever.
9. The precariousness is further increased by self - experiences in the aforementioned marginal situation.
10. The vast physical and human disruption caused by the storm and the failure of the levees only heightened the city's sense of precariousness.
11. Yet the conclave is likely to do little to change perceptions about the precariousness of world oil markets.
12. Mrs Obama also has a unique understanding of the precariousness of black life.
13. Nicholas Colas, director of research at the financial technology firm BNY Convergex, says the credit crunch exposed the sheer precariousness of the global economy.
14. The waves, currents, and tides of the sea are much the same as the ups, downs and precariousness of life itself.
15. On the level of form, you share mortality and the precariousness of existence.
16. Her evocative work was described in Artforum as "tinged with a sadness that spoke of the precariousness, isolation, and fragility of human existence."
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