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PRECIPITOUSNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does precipitousness mean? 

PRECIPITOUSNESS (noun)
  The noun PRECIPITOUSNESS has 2 senses:

1. the property possessed by a slope that is very steepplay

2. the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warningplay

  Familiarity information: PRECIPITOUSNESS used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PRECIPITOUSNESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The property possessed by a slope that is very steep

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

abruptness; precipitousness; steepness

Hypernyms ("precipitousness" is a kind of...):

gradient; slope (the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal)

Derivation:

precipitous (extremely steep)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

abruptness; precipitance; precipitancy; precipitateness; precipitousness; suddenness

Hypernyms ("precipitousness" is a kind of...):

haste; hastiness; hurriedness; hurry; precipitation (overly eager speed (and possible carelessness))

Derivation:

precipitous (done with very great haste and without due deliberation)


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