[v.] (cha-ngon) EN: be in doubt ; be uncertain ; feel puzzled ; be perplexed ; be baffled ; be bewildered ; have doubts FR: être perplexe ; être déconcerté ; être dérouté ; avoir des doutes
[v.] (lōlē) EN: waver ; hesitate ; vacillate ; be irresolute ; be uncertain ; be indecisive FR: hésiter ; changer d'avis comme une girouette ; tourner à tous les vents ; tourner au moindre vent
[あやうい, ayaui] (adj-i) (1) dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious; (2) in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk; (3) uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful; (4) close (i.e. a close call); narrow; (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Uncertain \Un*cer"tain\ ([u^]n*s[~e]r"t[i^]n), a. [Pref. un- not
+ certain. Cf. {Incertain}.]
1. Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in
mind; distrustful. --Chaucer.
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Man, without the protection of a superior Being, . .
. is uncertain of everything that he hopes for.
--Tillotson.
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2. Irresolute; inconsonant; variable; untrustworthy; as, an
uncertain person; an uncertain breeze.
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O woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please! --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical. "The
fashion of uncertain evils." --Milton.
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From certain dangers to uncertain praise. --Dryden.
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4. Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible.
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Soon bent his bow, uncertain in his aim. --Dryden.
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Whistling slings dismissed the uncertain stone.
--Gay.
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Syn: See {Precarious}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Uncertain \Un*cer"tain\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + certain; or fr.
uncertain, a.]
To make uncertain. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uncertain
adj 1: lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance;
"uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and
his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps";
"an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with
uncertain fingers" [syn: {uncertain}, {unsure},
{incertain}] [ant: {certain(p)}, {sure}]
2: not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown; "an
uncertain future"; "a manuscript of uncertain origin"; "plans
are still uncertain"; "changes of great if uncertain
consequences"; "without further evidence his story must
remain uncertain" [ant: {certain(p)}]
3: not established or confirmed; "his doom is as yet unsealed"
[syn: {unsealed}, {uncertain}] [ant: {certain}, {sealed}]
4: not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is
uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain" [ant:
{certain}, {sure}]
5: subject to change; "a changeable climate"; "the weather is
uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and
sunshine coming one right after the other" [syn:
{changeable}, {uncertain}, {unsettled}]
6: not consistent or dependable; "an uncertain recollection of
events"; "a gun with a rather uncertain trigger"
7: ambiguous (especially in the negative); "she spoke in no
uncertain terms"
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