dubiety

[ doo-bahy-i-tee, dyoo- ]
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noun,plural du·bi·e·ties.
  1. doubtfulness; doubt.

  2. a matter of doubt.

Origin of dubiety

1
First recorded in 1740–50; from Latin dubietās, equivalent to dubi(us) “doubtful” + -etās, noun suffix, variant of -itās after vocalic stems; see dubious, -ity
  • Sometimes du·bi·os·i·ty [doo-bee-os-i-tee, dyoo-] /ˌdu biˈɒs ɪ ti, ˌdyu-/ .

Other words for dubiety

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British Dictionary definitions for dubiety

dubiety

dubiosity (ˌdjuːbɪˈɒsɪtɪ)

/ (djuːˈbaɪɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the state of being doubtful

  2. a doubtful matter

Origin of dubiety

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C18: from Late Latin dubietās, from Latin dubius dubious

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