† incertaintyn.
Obsolete.
= uncertainty n., in various senses.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [noun]
studyinglOE
orrathnessc1175
doubta1225
balance1297
were1303
doubtancec1325
unsickernessc1340
wilsomenessa1400
wonda1400
scriple?a1425
ambiguityc1425
diswerec1440
dubitationc1450
variation?1473
incertainty1483
doubting1486
doubtfulness1526
scrupulousness1526
scruple1548
uncertainty1548
disputation1549
irresolution1592
swithering1597
hesitance1601
incertitude1601
unpersuadedness1612
inassurance1614
hesitancy1617
unsettledness1619
hesitation1622
unsatisfaction1643
unsatisfiedness1646
dubitancy1649
insecurity1649
dispersuasion1653
unassuredness1660
scrupling1665
unconfidencea1670
swither1719
dubietyc1750
mank1808
suspense1816
dubitating1837
doubtingness1840
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [noun] > a doubt, scruple
were1338
doubtc1374
incertainty1483
scruple1534
dubitation1545
scrupulosity?a1562
irresolution1592
suspense1594
non liquet1656
nicety1694
reservation1719
hows and whys1726
dubiety1807
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [noun]
unwitternessa1300
were1303
unsickernessc1340
uncertaintyc1380
non-certainc1390
doubta1400
unsureness1430
untrust1430
unsuretyc1460
non-certainty1475
incertain1502
doubtfulness1530
uncertitudea1556
incertitude1603
incertainty1609
dubiosity1646
dubiousness1651
dubietyc1750
1483 W. Caxton tr. A. Chartier Curial sig. ijv To ryse & mounte fro certaynte to Incertaynte.
1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin i. 36 Mens..hopes full of suspicions and incerteinties.
1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets cvii. sig. G3 Incertenties now crowne them-selues assur'de. View more context for this quotation
a1677 B. Hale in J. Taylor Contempl. State Man (1684) Pref. Here thou mai'st see the incertainty of Mortal life.
1792 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) III. 330 There is great incertainty in the meaning of the term.
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