INCERTITUDE

doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness

(noun) the state of being unsure of something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

incertitude (plural incertitudes)

uncertainty, doubt, insecurity

Source: Wiktionary


In*cer"ti*tude, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incertitude, LL. incertitudo, fr. L. incertus. See Incertain.]

Definition: Uncertainty; doubtfulness; doubt. The incertitude and instability of this life. Holland. He fails . . . from mere incertitude or irresolution. I. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

13 March 2025

ACCURATE

(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”


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