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1 dubiety
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2 dubiety du·bi·ety n
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3 dubiosity
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4 dubious
['djuːbɪəs] [AE 'duː-]1) (showing doubt) [response, look] incerto, dubbiosoto be dubious (about sth.) — [ person] essere dubbioso, incerto (su qcs.)
2) (arguable) [translation, answer] discutibile3) (suspect) [motive, claim] sospetto; [reputation, person] dubbio* * *['dju:biəs]1) (doubtful: I am dubious about the wisdom of this action.) dubbioso, incerto2) (probably not honest: dubious behaviour.) equivoco•- dubiety- dubiousness* * *dubious /ˈdju:bɪəs/, ( USA) /ˈdu:bɪəs/a.1 dubbioso; incerto: to look [to feel] dubious, sembrare [sentirsi] dubbioso; You seem a bit dubious about accepting, sembri un po' dubbioso sul fatto di accettare; I am dubious as to what to do [about your plan], sono dubbioso sul da farsi [riguardo il tuo progetto]; a dubious undertaking, un'impresa dall'esito incerto2 equivoco, sospetto: a dubious business, una faccenda sospetta; a dubious character, un tipo equivoco; a dubious company, una società di dubbia reputazione; Some of his assumptions are highly dubious, alcune delle sue supposizioni sono tutt'altro che fondate3 discutibile: The remark was in dubious taste, l'osservazione era di gusto discutibile; goods of dubious quality, merce di qualità discutibile● the dubious distinction [honour], il triste primato [onore]: They have the dubious distinction of having the highest rate of inflation in Europe, hanno il triste primato di possedere il più alto tasso d'inflazione in Europa □ the dubious pleasure, l'incombenza tutt'altro che piacevole: I had the dubious pleasure of spending the evening with him, mi è toccata l'incombenza tutt'altro che piacevole di passare la serata con lui.* * *['djuːbɪəs] [AE 'duː-]1) (showing doubt) [response, look] incerto, dubbiosoto be dubious (about sth.) — [ person] essere dubbioso, incerto (su qcs.)
2) (arguable) [translation, answer] discutibile3) (suspect) [motive, claim] sospetto; [reputation, person] dubbio
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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 — index ambiguity, ambivalence, confusion (ambiguity), doubt (suspicion), hesitation, incertitude … Law dictionary
dubiety — c.1750, from L.L. dubietas doubt, uncertainty, from dubius (see DUBIOUS (Cf. dubious)) … Etymology dictionary
dubiety — Uncertainty, dubiosity, doubt, skepticism, suspicion, mistrust Analogous words: hesitation, hesitancy: wavering, vacillation, faltering (see corresponding verbs at HESITATE) Antonyms: decision Contrasted words: *certainty, certitude, assurance,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dubiety — ► NOUN formal ▪ uncertainty … English terms dictionary
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 — noun a) Doubtfulness. Graham fell in with the scheme without a murmur of dubiety or dissent. b) A particular instance of doubt or uncertainty. And yet these grim old walls are not a dilettantism and dubiety; they are an earnest fact. It was a… … Wiktionary
dubiety — noun, formal the dubiety of Henry s fate Syn: doubtfulness, uncertainty, unsureness, incertitude; ambiguity, ambivalence, confusion; hesitancy, doubt See note at uncertainty … Thesaurus of popular words
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
dubiety — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. doubt, doubtfulness, indecision, incertitude; see doubt 1 , 2 , uncertainty 1 . See Synonym Study at uncertainty . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A lack of conviction or certainty: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness,… … English dictionary for students