dubiety
du·bi·ety
noun \du̇-ˈbī-ət-ē also dyü-\ plural du·bi·eties
Definition of DUBIETY
1
: a usually hesitant uncertainty or doubt that tends to cause vacillation
2
: a matter of doubt
Examples of DUBIETY
- <the comfort of having a faith free from all dubiety is what attracts people to the religious sect>
Origin of DUBIETY
Late Latin dubietas, from Latin dubius
First Known Use: 1750
Related to DUBIETY
Synonyms: distrust, distrustfulness, doubt, dubitation [archaic], incertitude, misdoubt, misgiving, mistrust, mistrustfulness, query, reservation, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty
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