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dubitancy

/ˈdjuːbɪtənsi/

dubitancy noun: doubt; uncertainty.

Noun

dubitancy (usually uncountable, plural dubitancies)

  1. (obsolete, usually) Doubt; uncertainty.
    • when they are most fully without all dubitancy resolved1647, Henry Hammond, The Christian's obligations to peace & charity delivered in an advent sermon at Carisbrook-Castle
    • He walks with the air of a minister of state on the eve of a vacant garter, hoping, wondering, fearing, and dignified even in his dubitancy.1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, IV.1

Forms of dubitancy

pluraldubitancies

Origin of dubitancy

Latin dubitantia.

Questions about dubitancy

What does dubitancy mean?
Dubitancy means doubt; uncertainty.
What part of speech is dubitancy?
Dubitancy is a noun.
How do you pronounce dubitancy?
Dubitancy is pronounced /ˈdjuːbɪtənsi/.
What is the plural of dubitancy?
The plural of dubitancy is dubitancies.

Words near dubitancy in the dictionary

  1. dubitability
  2. dubitable
  3. dubitably
  4. dubitacion
  5. dubitancies
  6. dubitancy
  7. dubitante
  8. dubitate
  9. dubitated
  10. dubitates
  11. dubitating

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