dangerous
/ˈdeɪndʒɚəs/
adjective
Core
1.adj.involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
“a dangerous criminal”
2.adj.causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
“a dangerous operation”
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dangerous and grave share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. dangerous means “involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm”. grave means “death of a person”. dangerous is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈdeɪndʒɚəs/
1.adj.involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
“a dangerous criminal”
2.adj.causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
“a dangerous operation”
/ˈɡɹeɪv/
1.n.death of a person
“he went to his grave without forgiving me”
2.n.a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
“he put flowers on his mother's grave”
3.n.a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
| dangerous | grave | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdeɪndʒɚəs/ | /ˈɡɹeɪv/ |
| Said | DAYN-jur-uhs | grayv |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Letters | 9 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | adjective | noun, adjective, verb |
| Senses | 2 | 8 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | unsafe | none recorded |
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