speculativeness

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A noun referring to the quality of being based on conjecture or supposition rather than fact, or the quality of involving financial risk.

• 🇪🇸Cualidad de basarse en conjeturas o suposiciones en lugar de hechos comprobados, o de implicar un riesgo financiero por operar a partir de expectativas futuras inciertas.

1. Financial risk C1 formal business

   The quality of involving a high risk of loss in the hope of a large gain, typically in financial investments.

   • The speculativeness of the venture made many cautious investors stay away.
   • He was attracted by the potential profits despite the high speculativeness of the market.
   • The fund's speculativeness was clearly outlined in the risk disclosure.

   🇪🇸Especulatividad financiera

   Sinónimos: precariousnessriskinessuncertainty

   Antónimos: certaintyconservatismsafetysecurity

2. Conjectural nature C2 formal

   The quality of being based on conjecture or supposition rather than on solid facts or evidence.

   • The speculativeness of his theory made it difficult to gain acceptance in the scientific community.
   • Her conclusions were criticized for their speculativeness and lack of empirical support.
   • The report's speculativeness was a major weakness in the investigation.

   🇪🇸carácter conjetural

   Sinónimos: conjectureguessworkspeculation

   Antónimos: certaintyconcretenessfactuality

• speculativenesses plural form
• speculativenesses' possessive plural form
• speculativeness's possessive singular form