dangerous
/ˈdeɪn.dʒə.rəs/
adjectivedan · ger · ous
Think: “DANGER is in dangerOUS”—if you can spot DANGER inside the word, you’ll spell the rest as “-ous.”
Yes, it's dangerous. Don’t add an extra “e”: it’s danger + ous (not *dangerEous*).
Definitions
- adjectivelikely to cause harm, injury, or damage; unsafe
- adjectiveinvolving risk or the chance of something bad happening
Examples
- “It is dangerous to swim in the river after a heavy storm.”
- “The hikers turned back because the trail became dangerous near the cliff.”
- “Leaving candles unattended can be dangerous in a small apartment.”
Synonyms
unsaferiskyhazardousperiloustreacherous
Antonyms
safeharmless
Translations
ES peligrosoPT perigosoFR dangereux
Common misspellings
dangrousdangarousdangerusdangeriousdengerousdangereousdangeruosdangeous
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