🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

précarité

Pronunciation / Transliteration: précarité

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Precariousness/prɪˈkeər.i.əs.nəs/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La précarité de l'emploi est devenue un problème majeur pour les jeunes."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being uncertain, unstable, or dependent on chance; lack of security or predictability.

    "The precariousness of his financial situation made it difficult to plan for the future."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective 'precarious' (from Latin 'precarius', meaning 'obtained by entreaty, obtained by favor, doubtful, uncertain', from 'prex', 'prayer'), combined with the English suffix '-ness'.

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