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1 dubiousness
noun (doubtfulness.) dubbiosità* * *dubiousness /ˈdju:bɪəsnəs/, ( USA) /ˈdu:bɪəsnəs/n. [u]dubbiosità; incertezza; ambiguità, ecc. (► dubious). -
2 dubiousness du·bi·ous·ness n
['djuːbɪəsnɪs](uncertainty) incertezza -
3 dubiety
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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
См. также в других словарях:
Dubiousness — Du bi*ous*ness, n. State of being dubious. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dubiousness — index ambiguity, confusion (ambiguity), doubt (suspicion), incertitude, incredulity, indecision, qu … Law dictionary
dubiousness — dubious ► ADJECTIVE 1) hesitating or doubting. 2) not to be relied upon. 3) of questionable value; suspect. DERIVATIVES dubiously adverb dubiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin dubiosus, from dubium a doubt … English terms dictionary
dubiousness — noun 1. the state of being unsure of something • Syn: ↑doubt, ↑uncertainty, ↑incertitude, ↑dubiety, ↑doubtfulness • Ant: ↑certainty (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
dubiousness — noun see dubious … New Collegiate Dictionary
dubiousness — See dubiously. * * * … Universalium
dubiousness — noun The state of being dubious … Wiktionary
dubiousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A lack of conviction or certainty: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, incertitude, mistrust, question, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty, wonder. See CERTAIN … English dictionary for students
dubiousness — du·bi·ous·ness || duËbɪəsnɪs / djuË n. doubt, uncertainty, misgiving, hesitation … English contemporary dictionary
dubiousness — du·bi·ous·ness … English syllables
dubiousness — See: dubious … English dictionary