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单词 tentativeness
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tentativenessn.

Etymology: < tentative adj. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtentativeness.
The quality of being tentative; experimental character.
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [noun] > experimental character
tentativeness1861
gingerness1886
1861 Dr. Woodham Webb in Med. Times 18 May 526/1 In Hospital work especially, we want the steadying influence of age..as well as the impetuous tentativeness of youth.
1894 Athenæum 6 Jan. 11/2 It only produces an appearance of uncertainty and tentativeness.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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