SPECULATIVENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of being a conclusion or opinion based on supposition and conjecture rather than on fact or investigation

Example:

her work is highly contentious because of its speculativeness and lack of supporting evidence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

precariousness; uncertainness; uncertainty (being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance)

Derivation:

speculative (not based on fact or investigation)

Meaning:

Financial risk

Example:

he rejected stocks that didn't pay dividends because of their speculativeness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

peril; riskiness (a state of danger involving risk)

Derivation:

speculative (not financially safe or secure)