Definition of Perilousness

1. Noun. The state of being dangerous.

Exact synonyms: Hazardousness
Generic synonyms: Danger
Derivative terms: Hazardous, Perilous

Definition of Perilousness

1. Noun. The quality of being perilous. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Perilousness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Perilousness

perilabyrinthitis
perilaryngeal
periled
perilene
perilenticular
periligamentous
perilimbal suction cup
periling
perillas
perilled
perilling
perillous
perilous
perilously
perilousness (current term)
perilousnesses
perils
perilunar dislocation
perilunate dislocation
perilune
perilunes
perilymph
perilympha
perilymphangial
perilymphangitis
perilymphatic
perilymphatic duct
perilymphatic space
perilymphs

Literary usage of Perilousness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism by James Legge (1899)
"There is (the trigram expressive of) perilousness in front. When one, seeing the peril, can arrest his steps (in accordance with the significance of the ..."

2. The History of France from the Earliest Times to 1848 by Guizot (François), Witt (Henriette Elizabeth) (1885)
"The Florentine ambassador, Pandolfini, was struck with the perilousness of this mania; and Cardinal d'Amboise was no longer by to oppose it. ..."

3. A History of the United States by Edward Channing (1917)
"Jefferson recognized to the full the perilousness of the situation, and the next few months were months of anxious and watchful waiting. ..."

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