noun · uncountable · rare

precarity

pre·car·i·ty

Prekarietät, Prekarität, Prekarisierung

Synonym of precariousnessSynonym of precariousness (“the state of being uncertain or unstable”); (countable) an instance of this.

UK/pɹɪˈkɛəɹɪti/US/pɹəˈkɛɹɪti/

Meaning

2 senses

(uncountable)Synonym of precariousness (“the state of being uncertain or unstable”); (countable) an instance of this.
Prekarietät, Prekarität
(specifically, uncountable)The condition of existence without predictability or security, thus affecting material or psychological welfare; (countable) an instance of this.
Prekarisierung

Translations

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Deutsch

By meaning 2

synonym of precariousness (cognates) — see also precariousness:

condition of existence without predictability or security; an instance of this:

Origin

From precar(ious) + -ity (suffix forming nouns from adjectives denoting the properties, qu

From precar(ious) + -ity (suffix forming nouns from adjectives denoting the properties, qualities, or states of the adjectives), probably modelled after French précarité (“precariousness; existence without financial or social security”). Compare New Latin precārietās.

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