Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noncertainty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
non-cer-tain-ty
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of certainty.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something that is uncertain.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English noun certeynte, nown certeyntee; equivalent to non- + certainty.

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

noncertainties (plural) non-certainty (alternative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does noncertainty mean?
Lack of certainty.
Where does noncertainty come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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