Meanings
plural dubiousnesses
- uncountableusuallyThe state of being dubious or suspicious.
The dubiousness of the old rope bridge deterred me from trying to cross.
- uncountableusuallyDoubt; uncertainty.
All his occasional pangs of dubiousness as to the grand governing thing of all—the reality of the physical relationship—only recoiled back upon him with added tribute of both certainty and insolubleness.
1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe state of being unsure of something
noununcertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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