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The state of being unsure of something
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dubiety
Word definitions for dubiety in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) doubtfulness. 2 (context countable English) A particular instance of doubt or uncertainty.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dubiety \Du*bi"e*ty\, n.; pl. Dubieties . [L. dubietas, fr. dubius. See Dubious .] Doubtfulness; uncertainty; doubt. [R.] --Lamb. ``The dubiety of his fate.'' --Sir W. Scott.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the state of being unsure of something [syn: doubt , uncertainty , incertitude , doubtfulness , dubiousness ] [ant: certainty ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1750, from Late Latin dubietas "doubt, uncertainty," from dubius (see dubious ).
Usage examples of dubiety.
But Tiglari, the skilled jungle hunter, was undeterred by the hideous dubieties before him.
They speak eloquently of the balanced dubiety which I told you was the sceptical attitude.
She'd patronized the Ipse many times, masked, as were all the women of the haut monde when visiting places of moral dubiety.
After some dubiety expressed on the subject, in which the ardent mind of the landing-master suggested many arguments in favour of his being able to convey the praams in perfect safety, it was acceded to.