danger
danger Lexical Profile
danger Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The state or condition of being exposed or vulnerable to harm, injury, loss, or destruction.
"The coast guard warned that the sailors were in grave danger as the hurricane approached."
A specific person, thing, or circumstance that causes peril or may result in harm, damage, or an unpleasant outcome.
"Icy roads and thick fog are among the greatest dangers facing winter commuters."
The likelihood or possibility that something unwelcome, harmful, or unpleasant will happen.
"With such a strong lead in the final quarter, there is very little danger of the team losing the match."
• Rhymes for danger
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'daunger', borrowed from Old French 'dangier' (meaning 'power, mastery, or authority to harm'), ultimately derived from Vulgar Latin '*dominiarium', from Latin 'dominium' ('lordship, ownership'), from 'dominus' ('lord, master').