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Definition of Improbableness
1. Noun. The quality of being improbable. "The improbability of such rare coincidences"
Generic synonyms: Precariousness, Uncertainness, Uncertainty
Specialized synonyms: Unlikelihood, Unlikeliness
Derivative terms: Improbable, Improbable, Improbable, Improbable
Antonyms: Probability
Lexicographical Neighbors of Improbableness
Literary usage of Improbableness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1856)
"... and the unlimited improbableness of that faculty for entertaining it which is
called taste—practically seful as it might be in the discipline of natural ..."
2. The Teaching of Jesus about the Future According to the Synoptic Gospels by Henry Burton Sharman (1908)
"... the light of the history of the tradition of Jesus' words, so far as we know
it, the latter supposition is not excluded by any inherent improbableness. ..."
3. Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Instruction by American Institute of Instruction, Meeting (1905)
""Another essential to every one who is to be an educator is a confident belief
in the improbableness of human nature. ..."
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