dubiosity
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dubious, after such pairs as curious: curiosity;[1] adaptation of a Latin-type *dubiōsitās; compare Italian dubbiosità.[2]
Noun
[edit]dubiosity (countable and uncountable, plural dubiosities)
- (rare) The state or characteristic of being dubious; a dubious assertion.
- 1646, Thomas Browne, “Of Credulity and Supinity”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], London: […] T[homas] H[arper] for Edward Dod, […], →OCLC, 1st book, page 17:
- [M]en often ſwallow falſities for truths, dubioſities for certainties, feſibilities for poſſibilities, and things impoſſible as poſſibilities themſelves.
- 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 16: Eumaeus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC, part III [Nostos], page 584:
- Possibly perceiving an expression of dubiosity on their faces, the globetrotter went on adhering to his adventures.
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “dubiosity”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Dubiosity”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 698, column 2.