dubiety

American  

[doo-bahy-i-tee, dyoo-] / duˈbaɪ ɪ ti, dyu- /

Sometimes dubiosity

noun

plural

dubieties

1. doubtfulness; doubt.

   Synonyms:

   suspicion, distrust, mistrust, skepticism

2. a matter of doubt.

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dubiety British  

/ djuːˈbaɪɪtɪ, ˌdjuːbɪˈɒsɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state of being doubtful

2. a doubtful matter

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Etymology

Origin of dubiety

First recorded in 1740–50; from Latin dubietās, equivalent to dubi(us) “doubtful” + -etās, noun suffix, variant of -itās after vocalic stems; see dubious, -ity

Example Sentences

Two radiologists are required to read every mammogram, and patients are called back in for further tests where there is any dubiety - but still, 20% of cancers are missed.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Perhaps we have always lived in ages of dubiety, but Beckett’s quote is particularly apt in describing the last 60 years.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2022

Mencken1951 and the author of the U.S. attorney's filing both favored unusual words, including "dubiety" and "redoubt."

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2014

But once you get past that, Healey has a good deal to say about rural hardship and both the ethical dubiety and therapeutic potential of turning other people's lived experience into art.

From The Guardian • Jun. 25, 2012

She gave me a look of some dubiety.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson