RISKINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A state of danger involving risk

Synonyms:

peril; riskiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("riskiness" is a kind of...):

danger (the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "riskiness"):

speculativeness (financial risk)

Derivation:

risky (involving risk or danger)

risky (not financially safe or secure)