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tentativeness
ten·ta·tive T0109600 (tĕn′tə-tĭv)adj.1. Not fully worked out, concluded, or agreed on; provisional: tentative plans.2. Indicating a lack of confidence or certainty; hesitant: tentative steps toward the podium.
[Medieval Latin tentātīvus, from Latin tentātus, past participle of tentāre, to try, variant of temptāre.]
ten′ta·tive·ly adv.ten′ta·tive·ness n.ThesaurustentativenessnounThe act of hesitating or state of being hesitant:hesitancy, hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, pause, shilly-shally, timidity, timidness, to-and-fro, vacillation.Translationstentative (ˈtentətiv) adjective1. not final or complete; not definite. We have made a tentative arrangement. 暫時性的，試驗性的，嘗試的 暂时性的，试探性的，试验的，尝试性的 2. uncertain or hesitating. a tentative movement. 躊躇的 踌躇的ˈtentatively adverb 試驗性地，暫時地 尝试性的，临时地，暂时地 ˈtentativeness noun 試驗性, 試探性, 猶豫不決 踌躇，固定，暂定价 MedicalSeetentativetentativeness
Related to tentativeness: debonairSynonyms for tentativenessnoun the act of hesitating or state of being hesitantSynonyms- hesitancy
- hesitation
- indecision
- indecisiveness
- irresoluteness
- irresolution
- pause
- shilly-shally
- timidity
- timidness
- to-and-fro
- vacillation
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