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English Dictionary: doubtfulness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
doubtfulness
n
  1. the state of being unsure of something [syn: doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness]
    Antonym(s): certainty
  2. uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"
    Synonym(s): doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, question
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Doubtfulness \Doubt"ful*ness\, n.
      1. State of being doubtful.
  
      2. Uncertainty of meaning; ambiguity; indefiniteness. [bd]
            The doubtfulness of his expressions.[b8] --Locke.
  
      3. Uncertainty of event or issue. --Bacon.
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