"precariousness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From precarious + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|precarious|ness}} precarious + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} precariousness (uncountable)
  1. A state of being uncertain or unstable. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: precarity Related terms (see): precarious Translations (state of being uncertain): precarietat [feminine] (Catalan), précarité [feminine] (French), precariedade [feminine] (Galician), אי-יציבות (í-yetzivút) [feminine] (Hebrew), precarietà [feminine] (Italian), precariedade [feminine] (Portuguese), precariedad [feminine] (Spanish), istikrarsızlık (Turkish)
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