chance vs danger

danger vs chance

chance and danger both are nouns.

chance is an adjective but danger is not an adjective.

chance is a verb but danger is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
danger	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, danger is a hypernym of chance; that is, danger is a word with a broader meaning than chance:

chance: a risk involving danger
danger: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

Other hypernyms of chance include peril, risk.

chance (noun)	danger (noun)
a risk involving danger	a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible	a dangerous place
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another	the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances	a cause of pain or injury or loss
the possibility of future success

chance (adjective)	danger (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

chance (verb)	danger (verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
be the case by chance

Difference between chance and danger

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