precipitousness
precipitousness — noun
1. the quality of being extremely steep, like a cliff or a mountainside, or the ten
the quality of being extremely steep, like a cliff or a mountainside, or the tendency to happen too suddenly or without enough thought.
The hikers were alarmed by the precipitousness of the trail near the cliff.
precipitousness of + noun phrase describing a steep physical feature
Defne stared at the mountain, struck by the sheer precipitousness of the northern ridge.
collocation: sheer precipitousness
The board regretted the precipitousness of their decision to close the factory.
Gabriel warned the team about the precipitousness of launching the app before the final tests.
Standing at the canyon edge, Takeshi could feel the precipitousness of the drop below.
- steepness
more general and less dramatic; focuses only on the angle of a slope
- sheer drop
emphasises a vertical or near-vertical descent, often used for cliffs
- haste
replaces the hurried-action sense in everyday language
- rashness
adds a note of foolishness or lack of caution to the haste sense
- flatness
opposite of steepness — a level surface
- carefulness
opposite of haste — acting with thought and caution
文法句型
precipitousness of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used in formal or literary writing. The steepness sense applies to physical landscapes such as cliffs, slopes, or ridges. The haste sense applies to decisions, actions, or events that happen with little forethought.