uncertainty, uncertainness, precariousness
(noun) being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; “the uncertainty of the outcome”; “the precariousness of his income”
doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness
(noun) the state of being unsure of something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
uncertainty (countable and uncountable, plural uncertainties)
(uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
(countable) Something uncertain or ambiguous.
(uncountable, mathematics) A parameter that measures the dispersion of a range of measured values.
• certainty
Source: Wiktionary
Un*cer"tain*ty, n.; pl. Uncertainties (.
1. The quality or state of being uncertain.
2. That which is uncertain; something unknown. Our shepherd's case is every man's case that quits a moral certainty for an uncertainty. L'Estrange.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
