uncertainty (n)
uncertainness (n)
precariousness#1 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 07
def being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
examples the uncertainty of the outcome
the precariousness of his income
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Hypernym quality
Derivationally related form precariousness → precarious; precariousness → precarious
Derivationally related form uncertainness → uncertain; uncertainness → uncertain; uncertainness → uncertain; uncertainness → uncertain
Derivationally related form uncertainness → uncertain
Antonym uncertainty → certainty
Hyponym doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, question; indefiniteness, indeterminateness, indefinity, indetermination, indeterminacy; unpredictability; improbability, improbableness; fortuitousness; speculativeness
Incoming links
Derivationally related form uncertain → uncertainness; uncertain → uncertainness; uncertain → uncertainness; uncertain → uncertainness
Derivationally related form precarious → precariousness; precarious → precariousness
Derivationally related form uncertain → uncertainness
Hyponym quality
Antonym certainty → uncertainty
Hypernym doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, question; indefiniteness, indeterminateness, indefinity, indetermination, indeterminacy; unpredictability; improbability, improbableness; fortuitousness; speculativeness

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