tentativeness
noun
ten·ta·tive·ness
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Definition of tentativeness
: the quality or state of being tentative or hesitant : hesitancy, uncertainty
heard a tentativeness in her voice … we also have trouble comprehending the meaning of "hope" as that word is used in the New Testament; for us the term always seems to include an element of uncertainty and tentativeness.— Herbert W. Chilstrom
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