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dubiety

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du⋅bi⋅e⋅ty

  [doo-bahy-i-tee, dyoo-]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. doubtfulness; doubt.
2. a matter of doubt.
Also called dubiosity.

Origin:
1740–50; < L dubietās, equiv. to dubi(us) dubious + -etās, var. of -itās after vocalic stems; see -ity

Synonyms:
1. skepticism, mistrust, distrust, suspicion.
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du·bi·e·ty   (dōō-bī'ĭ-tē, dyōō-)   
n.   pl. du·bi·e·ties

  1. A feeling of doubt that often results in wavering. See Synonyms at uncertainty.

  2. A matter of doubt.


[Late Latin dubietās, from Latin dubius, doubtful; see dubious.]
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