unsurety

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noun

Lack of surety; uncertainty; insecurity; doubt.

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Meanings

noununsurety (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableLack of surety; uncertainty; insecurity; doubt.

    the unsurety of never so sure hope

    The New Arcadia

    a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC

Origin

From un- + surety.

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unsurety. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsurety

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“unsurety.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsurety. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsurety,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsurety.

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