"unsure" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unsure.wav Forms: unsurer [comparative], unsurest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English unsure, equivalent to un- + sure. Piecewise doublet of insecure and unsecure. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unsure}} Middle English unsure, {{af|en|un-|sure|id1=negative}} un- + sure, {{piecewise doublet|en|insecure|unsecure}} Piecewise doublet of insecure and unsecure Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} unsure (comparative unsurer, superlative unsurest)
  1. uncertain Translations (uncertain): неуве́рен (neuvéren) (Bulgarian), несигурен (nesiguren) (Bulgarian), 不確定 (Chinese Mandarin), 不确定 (bù quèdìng) (Chinese Mandarin), epävarma (Finnish), incertain (French), unsicher (German), bizonytalan (Hungarian), incerto [masculine] (Italian), incertus (Latin), matawaenga (Maori), maunawenawe (Maori), hokirua (Maori), pōhauhau (Maori), неуве́ренный (neuvérennyj) (Russian), osäker (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-unsure-en-adj-lmQrNqg8 Disambiguation of 'uncertain': 98 2
  2. unstable or precarious Translations (unstable or precarious): несигурен (nesiguren) (Bulgarian), опасен (opasen) (Bulgarian), epävarma (Finnish), bizonytalan (Hungarian), oförsiktig (Swedish), osäker (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-unsure-en-adj-TfX04xvB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (negative), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of 'unstable or precarious': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: agnostic (english: unsure of facts, having no decided opinion on a matter)

Inflected forms

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