tentativeness


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ten·ta·tive

 (tĕn′tə-tĭv)
adj.
1. Not fully worked out, concluded, or agreed on; provisional: tentative plans.
2. Indicating a lack of confidence or certainty; hesitant: tentative steps toward the podium.
[Medieval Latin tentātīvus, from Latin tentātus, past participle of tentāre, to try, variant of temptāre.]
ten′ta·tive·ly adv.
ten′ta·tive·ness n.
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tentativeness

noun
The act of hesitating or state of being hesitant:
hesitancy, hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, pause, shilly-shally, timidity, timidness, to-and-fro, vacillation.
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Translations
وَقْتِيَّه
provizornost
usikkerhed
kísérleti jelleg
e-î sem er til bráîabirgîa
geçici olma

tentative

(ˈtentətiv) adjective
1. not final or complete; not definite. We have made a tentative arrangement.
2. uncertain or hesitating. a tentative movement.
ˈtentatively adverb
ˈtentativeness noun
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