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indubitable, a. (n.)|ɪnˈdjuːbɪtəb(ə)l|
[a. F. indubitable (16th c.), or ad. L. indubitābilis: see in-3 and dubitable.]
a. That cannot be doubted; perfectly certain or evident.
1625Conway in Howell's Lett. i. iv. vii, Prince Charles, his rightful and indubitable Heir. 1678Cudworth Intell. Syst. i. v. 716 Whensoever any thing is thus necessarily inferred, from what is undeniable and indubitable, this is a Demonstration. 1725Watts Logic ii. ii. §7 Those Propositions, which contain the most certain and indubitable Truths. 1775Johnson Tax. no Tyr. 13 That the Americans are able to bear taxation, is indubitable. 1871Blackie Four Phases i. 127 Evidence of the most distinct and indubitable description.
b. absol. as n. An indubitable thing or fact.
1733Watts Philos. Ess. Pref. ⁋6 A few Indubitables.
Hence inˈdubitableness, the quality of being without any doubt. Also indubitaˈbility = indubitableness.
1727in Bailey vol. II. 1849 Fraser's Mag. XL. 522 Receiving indubitableness, not from this world, but..from the sure and certain truth of the life to come. 1933Mind XLII. 531 Even if Husserl's argument concerning the indubitability of transcendental selves be granted, it does not follow [etc.]. 1946Nature 10 Aug. 185/2 There remains a residuum of indubitability consisting of our sensations themselves and the ultimate elements of rational necessity. |