Definition of Riskiness

1. Noun. A state of danger involving risk.

Exact synonyms: Peril
Generic synonyms: Danger
Specialized synonyms: Speculativeness
Derivative terms: Peril, Peril, Perilous, Risky, Risky

Definition of Riskiness

1. Noun. The characteristic of being risky. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Riskiness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Riskiness

risk patient
risk reduction
risk taker
risk tolerance
risk universe
risk universes
risk visualization
risked
risker
riskers
riskfree
riskful
riskier
riskiest
riskily
riskiness (current term)
riskinesses
risking
riskless
risklessness
risks
risktaker
risktaking
risky
risky venture
risograph
risographs
risoluto
risorgimento
risorgimentos

Literary usage of Riskiness

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

1. School-linked Human Services: A Comprehensive Strategy for Aiding Students by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"... What is the impact of the "winner take all" patent mechanism on the riskiness of firms' research strategies and the similarity of their project choices? ..."

2. Group-Based Financial Institutions for the Rural Poor in Bangladesh: An by Manfred Zeller, Anna Ferro-Luzzi (2001)
"For example, it is hard to find variables that affect poverty levels but not credit demand or the riskiness of conducting business. ..."

3. Mortgage Financing: FHA's Fund Has Grown, But Options for Drawing on the by Thomas J. McCool, Mathew Scire (2001)
"For example, assuming that the volume and riskiness of FHA-insured loans will not change, HUD estimates that the recent reductions in up-front premiums ..."

4. Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2005 Update by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, International Energy Agency (2005)
"The most common model used in this area is called the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) which assumes a linear relationship between the riskiness of a ..."

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