Dangerous vs. Danger

Dangerous vs. Danger — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Dangerous and Danger

Dangerousadjective

Full of danger.

Railway crossings without gates are highly dangerous.

Dangernoun

Exposure to likely harm; peril.

Dangerousadjective

Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.

Dangernoun

An instance or cause of likely harm.

Dangerousadjective

In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death.

Dangernoun

(obsolete) Mischief.

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Dangerousadjective

(obsolete) Hard to suit; difficult to please.

Dangernoun

The stop indication of a signal (usually in the phrase "at danger").

The north signal was at danger because of the rockslide.

Dangerousadjective

(obsolete) Reserved; not affable.

Dangernoun

(obsolete) Ability to harm; someone's dominion or power to harm or penalise. See in one's danger, below.

Dangerousadjective

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm;

a dangerous criminala dangerous bridgeunemployment reached dangerous proportions

Dangernoun

(obsolete) Liability.

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Dangerousadjective

causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm;

a dangerous operationa grave situationa grave illnessgrievous bodily harma serious wounda serious turn of eventsa severe case of pneumoniaa life-threatening disease

Dangernoun

(obsolete) Difficulty; sparingness.

Dangernoun

(obsolete) Coyness; disdainful behavior.

Dangerverb

(obsolete) To claim liability.

Dangerverb

(obsolete) To imperil; to endanger.

Dangerverb

(obsolete) To run the risk.

Dangernoun

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury;

you are in no dangerthere was widespread danger of disease

Dangernoun

a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury;

he saw the rewards but not the risks of crimethere was a danger he would do the wrong thing

Dangernoun

a cause of pain or injury or loss;

he feared the dangers of traveling by air

Dangernoun

a dangerous place;

He moved out of danger