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Definition of Doubtfulness
1. Noun. The state of being unsure of something.
Generic synonyms: Cognitive State, State Of Mind
Specialized synonyms: Arriere Pensee, Mental Reservation, Reservation, Distrust, Misgiving, Mistrust, Suspicion, Disbelief, Incredulity, Mental Rejection, Skepticism, Indecision, Indecisiveness, Irresolution, Peradventure, Suspense
Derivative terms: Doubt, Doubtful, Doubtful, Dubious, Dubious
Antonyms: Certainty
2. Noun. Uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something. "There is no question about the validity of the enterprise"
Generic synonyms: Precariousness, Uncertainness, Uncertainty
Derivative terms: Doubt, Doubtful, Dubious, Question, Question
Definition of Doubtfulness
1. n. State of being doubtful.
Definition of Doubtfulness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Doubtfulness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Doubtfulness
Literary usage of Doubtfulness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Commentary Upon the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romans by Jean Calvin (1844)
"This twofold ambiguity, or doubtfulness, ought to have been noted.1 It may be
gathered out of the text, that James would nothing else, than that a man is ..."
2. Self-formation; Or, The History of an Individual Mind: Intended as a Guide by Capel Lofft (1846)
"... were I to follow the example of those who would interpret the word of God into
the darkness, and doubtfulness, and deceitful- ness of a heathen oracle ..."
3. A Tabular View of the Variations in the Communion and Baptismal Offices of by Frederic Bulley (1842)
"... 1637. avoiding of all scruple and doubtfulness. f At the time of the celebration
of the 5f Then shall the Presbyter say this Communion, the communicants ..."
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