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SPECULATIVENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being a conclusion or opinion based on supposition and conjecture rather than on fact or investigation
Example:
her work is highly contentious because of its speculativeness and lack of supporting evidence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("speculativeness" is a kind of...):
precariousness; uncertainness; uncertainty (being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance)
Derivation:
speculative (not based on fact or investigation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Financial risk
Example:
he rejected stocks that didn't pay dividends because of their speculativeness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("speculativeness" is a kind of...):
peril; riskiness (a state of danger involving risk)
Derivation:
speculative (not financially safe or secure)
