precariousness

precariousness

CEFR: C1-C2 /pre-car-i-ous-ness/ [no ipa available]

Precariousness is a state of being in danger or unsure about something. The precariousness of a small child balancing on a rock wall might cause you to wait below with your arms outstretched, ready to catch her.

Example Sentences:
The precariousness of your financial situation will not allow us to give you a loan.
It’s that very precariousness, the authors argue, that can reinforce the power of the normal, as people constantly try to approximate it.