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The state of being dangerous
Answer for the clue "The state of being dangerous ", 12 letters:
perilousness
Word definitions for perilousness in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the state of being dangerous [syn: hazardousness ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Perilous \Per"il*ous\, a. [OF. perillous, perilleus, F. p['e]rilleux, L. periculosus. See Peril .] [Written also perillous .] Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking. Infamous hills, and sandy, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The quality of being perilous.
Usage examples of perilousness.
There, in the solitude afforded him by the perilousness of his surroundings, he contemplated the path he had walked so far, the place he stood now, and the journey that still lay before him.