uncertain
English
/ʌnˈsɜːtən/
adj
Definitions
- Not certain; unsure.
- Not known for certain; questionable.
- Not yet determined; undecided.
- Variable and subject to change.
- Fitful or unsteady.
- Unpredictable or capricious.
Etymology
Prefix from English certain.
Origin
English
certain
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- certain English
- certainly English
- certainness English
- incertain English
- noncertain English
- uncertainly English
- uncertainness English
- certain French
- certeyn Middle English
- certena Ido