dubietas

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• Dubieties — Dubiety Du*bi e*ty, n.; pl. {Dubieties}. [L. dubietas, fr. dubius. See {Dubious}.] Doubtfulness; uncertainty; doubt. [R.] Lamb. The dubiety of his fate. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dubiety — Du*bi e*ty, n.; pl. {Dubieties}. [L. dubietas, fr. dubius. See {Dubious}.] Doubtfulness; uncertainty; doubt. [R.] Lamb. The dubiety of his fate. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dubiety — noun (plural eties) Etymology: Late Latin dubietas, from Latin dubius Date: 1750 1. a usually hesitant uncertainty or doubt that tends to cause vacillation 2. a matter of doubt Synonyms: see uncertainty …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• dubiety — /dooh buy i tee, dyooh /, n., pl. dubieties. 1. doubtfulness; doubt. 2. a matter of doubt. Also called dubiosity. [1740 50; < L dubietas, equiv. to dubi(us) DUBIOUS + etas, var. of ITAS after vocalic stems; see ITY] Syn. 1. skepticism, mistrust,… …   Universalium

• dubiedad — (del lat. «dubiĕtas, ātis»; ant.) f. Duda …   Enciclopedia Universal

• dubiety — c.1750, from L.L. dubietas doubt, uncertainty, from dubius (see DUBIOUS (Cf. dubious)) …   Etymology dictionary

• dubiety — [dju: bʌɪɪti] noun formal uncertainty. Origin C18: from late L. dubietas, from L. dubium a doubt …   English new terms dictionary

• dubiedade — s. f. 1. Qualidade de dúbio. 2. Dúvida, incerteza. • Sinônimo geral: DUBIEZ   ‣ Etimologia: latim dubietas, atis …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

• dubiety — du•bi•e•ty [[t]duˈbaɪ ɪ ti, dyu [/t]] n. pl. ties 1) doubtfulness; doubt 2) a matter of doubt • Etymology: 1740–50; < L dubietās, der. of dubi(us) dubious …   From formal English to slang

• dubiety — [do͞o bī′ə tē, dyo͞obī′ə tē] n. [LL dubietas] 1. the quality of being dubious; doubtfulness 2. pl. dubieties a doubtful thing SYN. UNCERTAINTY …   English World dictionary

• dubiety — n. (pl. ies) literary 1 a feeling of doubt. 2 a doubtful matter. Etymology: LL dubietas f. dubium doubt …   Useful english dictionary