Meanings
plural dubiosities
- countablerareuncountableThe state or characteristic of being dubious; a dubious assertion.
Possibly perceiving an expression of dubiosity on their faces, the globetrotter went on adhering to his adventures.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 16: Eumaeus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part III [Nostos], page 5841 more example
[M]en often ſwallow falſities for truths, dubioſities for certainties, feſibilities for poſſibilities, and things impoſſible as poſſibilities themſelves.
1646, Thomas Browne, “Of Credulity and Supinity”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], London: […] T[homas] H[arper] for Edward Dod, […], →OCLC, 1st book, page 17Synonyms: dubiety, dubiousness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or characteristic of being dubious; a dubious assertion.
Origin
From dubious, after such pairs as curious: curiosity; adaptation of a Latin-type *dubiōsitās; compare Italian dubbiosità.
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