doubtfulness

/ˈdaʊtfəɫnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty.

Word Origin Doubt comes from Latin dubitare, literally 'to have two minds' — from duo 'two' and habere 'to have'. So doubtfulness is the state of being of two minds, uncertain. The same root gives us dubious, indubitable, and double.

noun The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty. countable

There was some doubtfulness about the accuracy of the witness's testimony.

(名词) 可疑性;不确定性;怀疑;疑虑

对证人证词的准确性存在一些疑问。

(sustantivo) duda; incertidumbre; titubeo; indecisión [El estado o calidad de ser dudoso; duda; incertidumbre.]

Había cierta incertidumbre sobre la exactitud del testimonio del testigo.

(nom) doute; incertitude; caractère douteux [État de ce qui est douteux ; caractère incertain ou ambigu d'une chose.]

Il y avait une certaine **doubtfulness** quant à l'exactitude du témoignage du témoin.

(Substantiv) Zweifelhaftigkeit; Ungewissheit [Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, unsicher oder ungewiss zu sein; Zweifelhaftigkeit.]

Es gab einige **doubtfulness** hinsichtlich der Genauigkeit der Zeugenaussage.

(名詞) 疑わしさ、不確実性。疑う状態や性質。

目撃者の証言の正確性について、若干の疑わしさが残った。

(substantivo) dúvida; incerteza [O estado ou qualidade de ser duvidoso; dúvida; incerteza.]

Havia alguma incerteza sobre a precisão do depoimento da testemunha.

Word parts: doubt + ful + ness

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