DOUBTFULNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does doubtfulness mean? 

• DOUBTFULNESS (noun)
  The noun DOUBTFULNESS has 2 senses:

1. the state of being unsure of something

2. uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something

  Familiarity information: DOUBTFULNESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOUBTFULNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being unsure of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

doubt; doubtfulness; dubiety; dubiousness; incertitude; uncertainty

Hypernyms ("doubtfulness" is a kind of...):

cognitive state; state of mind (the state of a person's cognitive processes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "doubtfulness"):

arriere pensee; mental reservation; reservation (an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly)

distrust; misgiving; mistrust; suspicion (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)

peradventure (doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case)

suspense (an uncertain cognitive state)

Derivation:

doubtful (fraught with uncertainty or doubt)

doubtful (unsettled in mind or opinion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

doubt; doubtfulness; dubiousness; question

Context example:

there is no question about the validity of the enterprise

Hypernyms ("doubtfulness" is a kind of...):

precariousness; uncertainness; uncertainty (being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance)

Derivation:

doubtful (open to doubt or suspicion)