precipitousness
The state or quality of being precipitousThe state or quality of being precipitous.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The state or quality of being precipitous.
More definitions
- the property possessed by a slope that is very steep
- the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
Origin
From precipitous + -ness.From precipitous + -ness.
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Synonyms
7 synonymssuddenness:abruptness
Close in meaning
- the property possessed by a slope that is very steep:abruptnesssteepness
- the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning:abruptnessprecipitatenessprecipitanceprecipitancysuddenness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedprecipitous
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable