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- [noh dout]
- /noʊ daʊt/
- /nəʊ daʊt/
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- [noh dout]
- /noʊ daʊt/
Definitions of no doubt words
- verb with object no doubt to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe. 1
- verb with object no doubt to distrust. 1
- verb with object no doubt Archaic. to fear; be apprehensive about. 1
- verb without object no doubt to be uncertain about something; be undecided in opinion or belief. 1
- noun no doubt a feeling of uncertainty about the truth, reality, or nature of something. 1
- noun no doubt distrust. 1
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Origin of no doubt
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (v.) Middle English douten < Anglo-French, Old French douter < Latin dubitāre to waver, hesitate, be uncertain (frequentative of OL dubāre), equivalent to dub- doubt + -it- frequentative suffix + -āre infinitive suffix; (noun) Middle English doute < Anglo-French, Old French, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for No doubt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
no doubt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
no doubt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for no doubt
adv no doubt
- as a matter of course — If you do something as a matter of course, you do it as part of your normal work or way of life.
- as likely as not — very probably
- assumably — in a presumable manner
- automatically — without volition or from force of habit; mechanically: Whenever I hear that song, I automatically think of my dad.
- axiomatically — pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious.
adverb no doubt
- doubtless — without doubt; certainly; surely; unquestionably.
- expediently — In an expedient manner.
Antonyms for no doubt
adverb no doubt
- difficultly — not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
- dubitably — Defn en.
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