cariousness

English

Etymology

From carious +‎ -ness.

Noun

cariousness (uncountable)

1. the state or quality of being carious, an advanced state of corrosion.
   • 1811, J. F. Berger, Transactions of the Geological Society, "Observations on the Physical Structure of Devonshire and Cornwall," vol. 1, p. 126, note:

     Ramond found granites in the high chain of the Pyrenees, corroded both externally and internally: not detached blocks alone, he informs us, but whole regions are attacked with this cariousness, the cause of which is still unknown.

Translations

state or quality of being carious

• Finnish: karioottisuus (fi); reikäisyys