speculativeness

incontável

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

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa a qualidade do que é baseado em conjecturas ou suposições, e não em fatos, ou a qualidade do que envolve risco financeiro.

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.

   🇵🇹Especulatividade

   Sinônimos: precariousnessriskinessuncertainty

   Antônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Especulatividade

   Sinônimos: conjectureguessworkspeculation

   Antônimos: certaintyconcretenessfactuality

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