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10 Language-to-English DictionariesZwielichtigkeit
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsviːlɪçtaɪ̯kɛɪ̯t
"Die Zwielichtigkeit des Angebots war offensichtlich."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being doubtful, questionable, or lacking certainty.
"The sheer dubiousness of the financial scheme discouraged many potential investors." - 2
A state of hesitation or suspicion regarding the truth or reliability of something.
"He regarded the salesman's promises with a clear sense of dubiousness."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin adjective 'dubiosus' (doubtful), originating from 'dubium' (doubt). The noun suffix '-ness' was added in Middle English to denote a state or quality of being doubtful or questionable.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dubiousness" is said worldwide
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douteux
Transliteration: dotø
"Le caractère douteux de cette offre a éveillé ses soupçons."
Zwielichtigkeit
Transliteration: tsviːlɪçtaɪ̯kɛɪ̯t
"Die Zwielichtigkeit des Angebots war offensichtlich."
dubbiosità
Transliteration: dubboziˈta
"La dubbiosità della proposta ha fatto esitare tutti."
dubitabilidad
Transliteration: dubitabiˈlidad
"La dubitabilidad del testimonio restó credibilidad al caso."
dubiedade
Transliteration: dubiˈa.de.zi
"A dubiedade das informações gerou desconfiança."
संदिग्धता
Transliteration: sandigdhtaa
"प्रस्ताव की संदिग्धता ने सभी को चिंतित कर दिया।"
可疑性
Transliteration: kě yí xìng
"这项计划的可疑性显而易见。"
수상쩍음
Transliteration: susangjjeogeum
"제안의 수상쩍음 때문에 우리는 계약을 보류했다."
疑わしさと
Transliteration: utagawashisato
Script: 疑わしさ
"計画の疑わしさが議論を呼んだ。"
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