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doubtfulness

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doubt·ful  (doutfl)
adj.
1. Subject to or causing doubt: a doubtful claim; doubtful prospects.
2. Experiencing or showing doubt: Doubtful that the cord would hold, we strengthened it.
3. Of uncertain outcome; undecided.
4. Raising doubts as to legitimacy, honesty, or respectability; suspicious: the candidate's doubtful past. See Usage Note at doubt.

doubtful·ly adv.
doubtful·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.doubtfulnessdoubtfulness - the state of being unsure of something
cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes
arriere pensee, mental reservation, reservation - an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
distrust, mistrust, suspicion, misgiving - doubt about someone's honesty
disbelief, incredulity, mental rejection, skepticism - doubt about the truth of something
indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution - doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost"
peradventure - doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case; "this proves beyond peradventure that he is innocent"
suspense - an uncertain cognitive state; "the matter remained in suspense for several years"
2.doubtfulness - uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"
uncertainness, uncertainty, precariousness - being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income"
Translations
doubtfulness [ˈdaʊtfʊlnɪs] N
1. (= uncertainty) → incertidumbre f, dudas fpl; (= hesitation) → vacilación f, duda f
there is some doubtfulness as to whether he did indeed live thereexiste cierta incertidumbre or existen algunas dudas sobre si realmente vivió ahí
2. (= questionable quality) → carácter m dudoso
doubtfulness
n
(= uncertainty, of person) → Unsicherheit f
(= unlikeliness, of improvement, victory) → Unwahrscheinlichkeit f
(= dubiousness)Zweifelhaftigkeit f, → Fragwürdigkeit f; (of future, outcome)Ungewissheit f; (of joke, taste)Zweifelhaftigkeit f
doubtfulness [ˈdaʊtfʊlnɪs] n (hesitation) → esitazione f, indecisione f; (uncertainty) → incertezza
doubtfulness [ˈdaʊtfʊlnɪs] n (hesitation) → esitazione f, indecisione f; (uncertainty) → incertezza


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Any doubtfulness of the fact, or any circumstance of mitigation, was never disregarded: but the petitions of an offender, or the intercessions of others, did not in the least affect him.
When my convivial host discovered that he had told me so much, and that I was prone to doubtfulness, his foolish pride assumed the task the old vintage had commenced, and so he unearthed written evidence in the form of musty manuscript, and dry official records of the British Colonial Office to support many of the salient features of his remarkable narrative.
When I first stepped into the garden, and while I was securing the door again on the inner side, I own to having felt a certain guilty doubtfulness about what might happen next.
 
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