dubiety
- noun
- /djuːˈbiːəti/
- Formal
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duda
- Olympic myth, with its universalism, historical dubiety, and claim to be on a higher plane, is in some respects parallel to that of the Roman Catholic Church.
Examples
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About this still painfully familiar 1953 drama, some of us gay men would argue, perhaps because our own lives eventually proved the point, that such and so many gay signs as Tom exhibits, instead of being invalidated by his heterosexual experience, are more likely to negate it instead, to the extent, at the very least, of casting over its implicit closure a long shadow of dubiety.
Academic text (1997) -
The state's arguments were all met with judicial dubiety.
Academic text (2017) -
Now it paused in this movement to regard him with what might have been dubiety.
Fiction book (1999) -
"His dubiety was so obvious that Wenty had a qualm of doubt about his own choice."
Fiction book (1999) -
But Owen also reports du Chaillu's personal dubiety: "There is no doubt the Gorilla can do this, but that he does it I do not believe."
Academic text (1995) -
There was a sense of dubiety among the voters regarding the candidate's promises.
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The scientist expressed dubiety about the experiment's results after reviewing the data.
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Her dubiety about the new policy was clear when she raised several questions during the meeting.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
A feeling of not being sure about something
∞
2.7
A feeling of doubt about whether something is true
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4.0
Not being sure about what will happen or what to do
73
4.8
A feeling of doubt that makes you hesitate to agree
35
8.4
A feeling of doubt or unease about whether you are doing the right thing
27
5.9
A feeling of doubt or worry about whether something will turn out well
25
8.2
A situation when you do not know what to do
19
3.4
Not able to make a choice quickly or with confidence
7
4.2
A short pause before you act because you are not sure
3
5.1
Not being able to decide quickly or confidently
3
5.5
A time when someone is unsure about a choice
3
5.3
A short pause before doing or saying something because you feel unsure
2
4.3
Short times when a person feels unsure about a choice or situation
2
3.8
A small feeling that something might not be true
1
6.7
A feeling of doubt and worry about what will happen
1
9.9
A feeling of doubt about whether something is true
1
8.0
Not being able to decide or act
1
7.0
A feeling of being unsure and slow to decide
1
7.8
A feeling of doubt or not trusting something
A feeling of not being sure about something
A feeling of not being sure or confident about something
A feeling of doubt or low confidence
A feeling of not being sure about something
A state of not knowing what will happen
The fact that something may not be true or reliable
The quality of being doubtful about whether something is true
A quiet feeling of not being sure about something
Not being able to make firm decisions
Antonyms
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word dubiety comes from the Latin root dubius, which means 'doubtful' and is related to duo meaning 'two', as if your mind is pulled between two choices. So dubiety is the feeling of uncertainty or having doubt.