uncertainty
Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without convictionDoubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
» The uncertainty didn't last long.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
Unsicherheit, Ungewissheit
неуве́ренностьneuvérennostʹ, сомне́ниеsomnénije
невпе́вненістьnevpévnenistʹ, непе́вністьnepévnistʹ, неви́значеністьnevýznačenistʹ
(countable)Something uncertain or ambiguous.
Near-synonym: uncertain (noun)
Some uncertainties remain; an especially salient uncertainty is the timing of their return trip.
Unsicherheit
неуве́ренностьneuvérennostʹ, нея́сностьnejásnostʹ, неопределённостьneopredeljónnostʹ
(uncountable)A parameter that measures the dispersion of a range of measured values.
погре́шностьpogréšnostʹ, нето́чностьnetóčnostʹ, неопределённостьneopredeljónnostʹ
- being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
- the state of being unsure of something
Examples
53 sentencesThe uncertainty didn't last long.
I feel the uncertainty of life.
The essence of romanticism is uncertainty.
I navigated the uncertainties of life.
Never had they felt such uncertainty.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English uncerteynte; equivalent to un- + certainty or uncertain + -ty.From Middle English uncerteynte; equivalent to un- + certainty or uncertain + -ty.
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Forms
plural: uncertaintiesSynonyms
8 synonyms- being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance:uncertainnessprecariousness
- the state of being unsure of something:doubtincertitudedubietydoubtfulnessdubiousness
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable