"doubtfulness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: doubtfulnesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English doutefulnesse, dowtefulnesse, equivalent to doubtful + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|doutefulnesse}} Middle English doutefulnesse, {{m|enm|dowtefulnesse}} dowtefulnesse, {{suffix|en|doubtful|ness}} doubtful + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} doubtfulness (usually uncountable, plural doubtfulnesses)
  1. The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: dubiety Translations (state): epäileväisyys (Finnish), epäilevyys (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-doubtfulness-en-noun-6zOB249y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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