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dangerosity

dangerosity noun: the quality of being dangerous.

Noun

dangerosity (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being dangerous.
    • Naturally inquisitive, I ran the gauntlet of the place at the risk of my life. Remarking upon the “dangerosity” and its evident mismanagement to a stranger who proved to belong to the Forest City, he exclaimed. “Dangerous, well I should smile, and this is the great Union Depot of St. Louis.[…]”1882 October 14, “Our Union Depot. A Stranger’s Opinion of the Ancient and Ricketty Sheds.”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch, volume XXXI, number 104, St. Louis, Mo., page 9
    • He told of his dangerosity and liability to start an explosion that would blow up the court house and make the people in Lost Nation hunt their cyclone cellars.1908 July 9, “Had the Sky High in His Grip Sack: Intoicated^([sic]) Individual Had Clinton People Pretty Anxious”, in The Davenport Democrat and Leader, fifty-third year, number 223, Davenport, Iowa...
    Synonyms:
    dangerousness

Examples of dangerosity in a sentence

  • The peak of their dangerosity was set as the month of July.1946 March 10, Earle Ennis, “Scruples Don’t Hamper Ladies in Murder’s Art”, in Oakland Tribune, volume CXLIV, number 69, Oakland, Calif....
  • Why should a hunting licence be granted without checking the “dangerosity” of the applicant?1961, The Criminal Law Quarterly, page 53:
  • Trani gives formulae for calculating the relative dangerosity of a road section of a given length.1972, Proceedings, page 2:
  • He is observed and tested for weeks to determine his various needs and his degree of dangerosity[…]In addition, the degree of dangerosity of an inmate is constantly reviewed during his incarceration.1976 February 27, Don Sellar, quoting Andre Therrien, “Dangerosity, retrofitting, and like that”, in The Windsor Star, Windsor, Ont., page...

Synonyms of dangerosity

Origin of dangerosity

From dangerous + -osity; sometimes from French dangerosité.

Questions about dangerosity

What does dangerosity mean?
Dangerosity means the quality of being dangerous.
How do you use dangerosity in a sentence?
The peak of their dangerosity was set as the month of July.
What part of speech is dangerosity?
Dangerosity is a noun.

Words near dangerosity in the dictionary

  1. dangerization
  2. dangerless
  3. dangerlessness
  4. dangerman
  5. dangermen
  6. dangerosity
  7. dangerous
  8. Dangerous Corner
  9. dangerous drug
  10. dangerous goods
  11. dangerouser

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