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{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "certain"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "in no uncertain terms"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "uncerteyn"
},
"expansion": "Middle English uncerteyn",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "un",
"3": "certain"
},
"expansion": "un- + certain",
"name": "prefix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English uncerteyn; equivalent to un- + certain.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more uncertain",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "uncertainer",
"tags": [
"comparative",
"rare"
]
},
{
"form": "most uncertain",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "uncertainest",
"tags": [
"superlative",
"uncommon"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "more",
"2": "er",
"comp2_qual": "rare",
"sup2_qual": "uncommon"
},
"expansion": "uncertain (comparative more uncertain or (rare) uncertainer, superlative most uncertain or (uncommon) uncertainest)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "uncertainly"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "uncertainty"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "15 26 26 10 11 9 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English terms prefixed with un-",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Not certain; unsure."
],
"id": "en-uncertain-en-adj-fZCtSxeS",
"links": [
[
"certain",
"certain"
],
[
"unsure",
"unsure"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "15 47 15 2 1 18 0",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "14 37 21 5 2 15 6",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English pluralia tantum",
"parents": [
"Pluralia tantum",
"Nouns",
"Lemmas"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "15 26 26 10 11 9 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English terms prefixed with un-",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Tomorrow's weather is uncertain.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Not known for certain; questionable."
],
"id": "en-uncertain-en-adj-UjWWch-1",
"links": [
[
"known",
"known"
],
[
"certain",
"certain"
],
[
"questionable",
"questionable"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "neopredelen",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "неопределен"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "incert"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "nejistý"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "necerta"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "epävarma"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "kyseenalainen"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "incertain"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "incerto"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "ungewiss"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "unsicher"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "avévaios",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "αβέβαιος"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "abébaios",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "ἀβέβαιος"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "bizonytalan"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "min brakadabracha",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "មិនប្រាកដប្រជា"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "incertus"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "ambiguus"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "neizvesen",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "неизвесен"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "harapuka"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "taupetupetu"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "pōhauhau"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "matawaenga"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "hokirua"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "maunawenawe"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "bellisiz",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "بللیسز"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "onbestemt"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "niepewny"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "nieokreślony"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "incerto"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "nesigur"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "incert"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neopredeljónnyj",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "неопределённый"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nejásnyj",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "нея́сный"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "ru",
"english": "unsure",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neuvérennyj",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "неуве́ренный"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "mì-chinnteach"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "incierto"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "osäker"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "tvivelaktig"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "mâi-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "ไม่แน่นอน"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "klum-krʉʉa",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "คลุมเคลือ"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 71 7 0 0 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "şüpheli"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "15 26 26 10 11 9 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English terms prefixed with un-",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Not yet determined; undecided."
],
"id": "en-uncertain-en-adj-NqTDiP2V",
"links": [
[
"yet",
"yet"
],
[
"determined",
"determined"
],
[
"undecided",
"undecided"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nesiguren",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "несигурен"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "incert"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "necerta"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "epävarma"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "incertain"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "incerto"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gaurḳveveli",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "გაურკვეველი"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "unbestimmt"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "bizonytalan"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "éiginnte"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "ngākaurua"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "maunawenawe"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "kūraruraru"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "niepewny"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "niezdecydowany"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "incerto"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "indeterminado"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "nedecis"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "indecis"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neopredeljónnyj",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "неопределённый"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "mì-chinnteach"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "incierto"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lang-lee",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "ลังเล"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 6 84 1 0 1",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "belirsiz"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Variable and subject to change."
],
"id": "en-uncertain-en-adj-pk6Re62N",
"links": [
[
"Variable",
"variable"
],
[
"subject",
"subject"
],
[
"change",
"change"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 2 3 89 2 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "neustanoven",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "неустановен"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 3 89 2 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "incert"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 3 89 2 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "epävarma"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 3 89 2 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "incertain"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 3 89 2 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "incerto"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 3 89 2 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "unbeständig"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 3 89 2 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "unsicher"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 3 89 2 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "bizonytalan"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 3 89 2 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "pāhekeheke"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 3 89 2 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "ahurangi"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 3 89 2 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "kumukumu"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 3 89 2 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "incerto"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 3 89 2 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "instabil"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 3 89 2 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "inconstant"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 3 89 2 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "nestatornic"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 3 89 2 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "nestabil"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 3 89 2 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "mì-chinnteach"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 3 89 2 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "incierto"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "15 26 26 10 11 9 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English terms prefixed with un-",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Fitful or unsteady."
],
"id": "en-uncertain-en-adj-JxNm3i-n",
"links": [
[
"Fitful",
"fitful"
],
[
"unsteady",
"unsteady"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 2 89 6",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nestabilen",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "нестабилен"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 2 89 6",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "epävarma"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 2 89 6",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "epävakaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 2 89 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "unbeständig"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 2 89 6",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "bizonytalan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 2 89 6",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "instabil"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 2 89 6",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "neregulat"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 2 89 6",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "variabil"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 2 89 6",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neustójčivyj",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "неусто́йчивый"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 2 89 6",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nestabílʹnyj",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "нестаби́льный"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 2 89 6",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izménčivyj",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "изме́нчивый"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 2 89 6",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nepostojánnyj",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "непостоя́нный"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 2 89 6",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "mì-chinnteach"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 2 89 6",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "mâi-mân-kong",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "ไม่มั่นคง"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Unpredictable or capricious."
],
"id": "en-uncertain-en-adj-e1wOEF-H",
"links": [
[
"Unpredictable",
"unpredictable"
],
[
"capricious",
"capricious"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "3 7 5 2 6 78",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nejasen",
"sense": "unpredictable or capricious",
"word": "неясен"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 7 5 2 6 78",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nesiguren",
"sense": "unpredictable or capricious",
"word": "несигурен"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 7 5 2 6 78",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "unpredictable or capricious",
"word": "arvaamaton"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "neopredelen",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "неопределен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "incert"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "nejistý"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "necerta"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "epävarma"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "kyseenalainen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "incertain"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "incerto"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "ungewiss"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "unsicher"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "αβέβαιος"
},
{
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"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "abébaios",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "ἀβέβαιος"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "bizonytalan"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "min brakadabracha",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "មិនប្រាកដប្រជា"
},
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "incertus"
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"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "ambiguus"
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"roman": "neizvesen",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "неизвесен"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "harapuka"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "taupetupetu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "pōhauhau"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "matawaenga"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "hokirua"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "maunawenawe"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "bellisiz",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "بللیسز"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "onbestemt"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "niepewny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "nieokreślony"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "incerto"
},
{
"code": "ro",
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"word": "nesigur"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "incert"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "neuvérennyj",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "неуве́ренный"
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{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "mì-chinnteach"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "incierto"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "osäker"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "tvivelaktig"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "mâi-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "ไม่แน่นอน"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "klum-krʉʉa",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "คลุมเคลือ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "not known for certain; questionable",
"word": "şüpheli"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nesiguren",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "несигурен"
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{
"code": "ca",
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},
{
"code": "eo",
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"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "necerta"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "epävarma"
},
{
"code": "fr",
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},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "incerto"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gaurḳveveli",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "გაურკვეველი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "unbestimmt"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "bizonytalan"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "éiginnte"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "ngākaurua"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "maunawenawe"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "kūraruraru"
},
{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "niepewny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "niezdecydowany"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "incerto"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "indeterminado"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "nedecis"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "indecis"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neopredeljónnyj",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "неопределённый"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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"word": "mì-chinnteach"
},
{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "incierto"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lang-lee",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "ลังเล"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "not yet determined; undecided",
"word": "belirsiz"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "neustanoven",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "неустановен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
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{
"code": "fi",
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{
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{
"code": "gl",
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"word": "incerto"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "unbeständig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "unsicher"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "bizonytalan"
},
{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "pāhekeheke"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "ahurangi"
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "kumukumu"
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{
"code": "pt",
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{
"code": "ro",
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{
"code": "ro",
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{
"code": "ro",
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"sense": "variable and subject to change",
"word": "nestatornic"
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{
"code": "ro",
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{
"code": "gd",
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{
"code": "es",
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"word": "incierto"
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{
"code": "bg",
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"word": "нестабилен"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "epävarma"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "epävakaa"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"word": "unbeständig"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
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"word": "bizonytalan"
},
{
"code": "ro",
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"word": "instabil"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "neregulat"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "variabil"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"word": "неусто́йчивый"
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{
"code": "ru",
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{
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{
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{
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"word": "mì-chinnteach"
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{
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"roman": "mâi-mân-kong",
"sense": "fitful or unsteady",
"word": "ไม่มั่นคง"
},
{
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "nejasen",
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"word": "неясен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nesiguren",
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"word": "несигурен"
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{
"code": "fi",
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},
{
"code": "gl",
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"word": "incerto"
},
{
"code": "de",
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},
{
"code": "hu",
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"word": "bizonytalan"
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{
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"word": "imprevizibil"
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{
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nepredskazújemyj",
"sense": "unpredictable or capricious",
"word": "непредсказу́емый"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "unpredictable or capricious",
"word": "mì-chinnteach"
}
],
"word": "uncertain"
}
{
"categories": [
"English 3-syllable words",
"English adjectives",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English pluralia tantum",
"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms prefixed with un-",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)tən",
"Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)tən/3 syllables"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "uncerteyn"
},
"expansion": "Middle English uncerteyn",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "un",
"3": "certain"
},
"expansion": "un- + certain",
"name": "prefix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English uncerteyn; equivalent to un- + certain.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "p"
},
"expansion": "uncertain pl (plural only)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2011, John Lyons, The Phantom of Chance: From Fortune to Randomness in Seventeenth-Century French Literature",
"text": "Thinking about the uncertain refines our perception of the certain, and generally this takes place in a framework in which the uncertain is the future and the certain is the present.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Something uncertain."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(with \"the\") Something uncertain."
],
"tags": [
"plural",
"plural-only",
"with-definite-article"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ʌnˈsɜːtn̩/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʌnˈsɝtn̩/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)tən"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-uncertain.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d7/En-us-uncertain.ogg/En-us-uncertain.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/En-us-uncertain.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
"word": "uncertain"
}
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