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Dubiety

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A feeling of doubt that often results in wavering. See Synonyms at uncertainty.

n. A matter of doubt.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Doubtfulness.

n. A particular instance of doubt or uncertainty.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Doubtfulness; uncertainty; doubt.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Doubtfulness; dubiousness.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the state of being unsure of something

Word Usage

"Well, first things first: to be honest, if she doesn't welcome fanfiction of her work, I'm inclined to think she can only be right about its ethical dubiety ... when it comes to fanfiction of her work, that is ... mostly."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

cognitive state state of mind

Hyponym

irresolution disbelief indecision skepticism incredulity suspense indecisiveness misgiving arriere pensee peradventure

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

doubtfulness uncertainty doubt

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

fitfulness untrustworthiness soft-heartedness variableness hammerlock rassment nerve-strain incredulousness death reappraisal