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Doubtfulness — Doubt ful*ness, n. 1. State of being doubtful. [1913 Webster] 2. Uncertainty of meaning; ambiguity; indefiniteness. The doubtfulness of his expressions. Locke. [1913 Webster] 3. Uncertainty of event or issue. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
doubtfulness — index ambiguity, confusion (ambiguity), doubt (suspicion), improbability, incertitude, incredulity … Law dictionary
doubtfulness — doubtful ► ADJECTIVE 1) uncertain. 2) not known with certainty. 3) improbable. DERIVATIVES doubtfully adverb doubtfulness noun … English terms dictionary
doubtfulness — noun see doubtful … New Collegiate Dictionary
doubtfulness — noun The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty. Syn: dubiety … Wiktionary
doubtfulness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A lack of conviction or certainty: doubt, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, mistrust, question, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty, wonder. See CERTAIN … English dictionary for students
doubtfulness — doubt·ful·ness || daÊŠtfÊŠlnɪs n. quality of being doubtful; uncertainty, ambiguity; suspiciousness; skepticism … English contemporary dictionary
doubtfulness — doubt·ful·ness … English syllables
doubtfulness — noun 1. the state of being unsure of something • Syn: ↑doubt, ↑uncertainty, ↑incertitude, ↑dubiety, ↑dubiousness • Ant: ↑certainty (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ambiguity — Doubtfulness or uncertainty, especially in the meaning of language arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; duplicity in meaning. Kraney v Halsey, 82 Cal 209, 22 P 1137. A word or phrase is ambiguous within the meaning of the parol… … Ballentine's law dictionary
