Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.

    Unsicherheit, Ungewissheit

    неуве́ренностьneuvérennostʹ, сомне́ниеsomnénije

    невпе́вненістьnevpévnenistʹ, непе́вністьnepévnistʹ, неви́значеністьnevýznačenistʹ

  2. (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

  3. (uncountable)A parameter that measures the dispersion of a range of measured values.

    погре́шностьpogréšnostʹ, нето́чностьnetóčnostʹ, неопределённостьneopredeljónnostʹ

More definitions
  • being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
  • the state of being unsure of something

Examples

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  1. The uncertainty didn't last long.

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  2. I feel the uncertainty of life.

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  3. The essence of romanticism is uncertainty.

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  4. I navigated the uncertainties of life.

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  5. Never had they felt such uncertainty.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
doubt; the condition of being uncertain:
Русский
By meaning 3
doubt; the condition of being uncertain:
something uncertain or ambiguous:
mathematics: a parameter that measures the dispersion:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
doubt; the condition of being uncertain:

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: uncertainties

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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