dubiety

American  

[doo-bahy-i-tee, dyoo-] / duˈbaɪ ɪ ti, dyu- /

Sometimes dubiosity

noun

plural

dubieties

1. doubtfulness; doubt.

   Synonyms:

   suspicion, distrust, mistrust, skepticism

2. a matter of doubt.

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dubiety British  

/ djuːˈbaɪɪtɪ, ˌdjuːbɪˈɒsɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state of being doubtful

2. a doubtful matter

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Etymology

Origin of dubiety

First recorded in 1740–50; from Latin dubietās, equivalent to dubi(us) “doubtful” + -etās, noun suffix, variant of -itās after vocalic stems; dubious, -ity

Example Sentences

Two radiologists are required to read every mammogram, and patients are called back in for further tests where there is any dubiety - but still, 20% of cancers are missed.

From BBC

Head coach Bryan Easson is leaving his position after the World Cup and there is still some dubiety about whether it was his decision or not.

From BBC

Perhaps we have always lived in ages of dubiety, but Beckett’s quote is particularly apt in describing the last 60 years.

From New York Times

To overcome this dubiety toward American systems, some Marshallese have taken it upon themselves to educate their community about the vaccine and how and where to get it.

From Seattle Times

She gave me a look of some dubiety.

From Literature