13 Letter Words for Tentativeness
attentiveness, tentativeness
10 Letter Words for Tentativeness
assentient, enstatites, essentiate, intensates, intestates, nativeness, satinettes, sententiae, teentsiest, tentatives
9 Letter Words for Tentativeness
anisettes, antisense, assentive, attentive, attestive, enstatite, estivates, insensate, intensate, intensest, intestate, naiveness, nattiness, satinette, sententia, sentients, setenants, seventies, stannites, steatites, tastevins, tattiness, teentiest, tentative, venenates, venetians
8 Letter Words for Tentativeness
anisette, antients, antistes, antsiest, assiette, aventine, aviettes, ententes, essentia, estivate, etatists, etesians, evansite, evenness, evitates, evittate, insanest, instants, instates, naivetes, nastiest, nattiest, naveness, navettes, neatness, nettiest, satinets, sentient, sestette, setenant, settaine, stanines, stannite, statives, steatite, steevest, stievest, taniness, tastevin, tastiest, teeniest, teniases, teniente, tennises, tennists, tentiest, testates, testiest, tetanies, tetanine, titaness, vainesse, vainness, vastiest, venenate, venetian, viennese
7 Letter Words for Tentativeness
aetites, aniente, antient, attents, attests, avenine, avenses, aviette, easiest, ensaint, ensient, enstate, entases, entasis, entente, estates, estevin, etatist, etesian, evenest, evitate, inanest, insense, instant, instate, intense, intents, invents, invests, naivest, naivete, nasties, natives, navette, neatens, neatest, nieveta, sannies, santene, sateens, satient, satinet, savines, seitans, seitens, senaite, senates, sennets, sennett, sennite, sennits, sensate, sensive, sentine, senvies, sestett, sestina, sestine, settees, sienese, siennas, sinnets, sistent, stanine, statins, statist, stative, steanes, steatin, steeves, stevens, taenite, tanists, tannest, tansies, tanties, tatties, tenants, teniate, tennies, tennist, tensest, tensive, testate, testees, tisanes, vainest, vastest, venenes, venesia, venetia, venines, venites, vestees, vinasse, vinetta, vitesse, vittate
6 Letter Words for Tentativeness
anenst, anesis, anises, annist, annite, assent, astint, astite, asvins, attent, attest, atveen, avenin, easies, eevens, enates, ensate, enseat, ensete, entete, enties, envies, envine, essene, essive, estate, estats, estive, ettins, events, evites, inanes, innate, inness, innest, insane, insets, intens, intent, invent, invest, naives, native, navete, navies, navite, neaten, neeses, neives, nenets, nentsi, nessie, nieves, nisnas, nissan, nitent, sainte, saints, sanest, sanies, sannie, sansei, santee, sasine, sateen, satine, satins, sative, sattie, savine, savins, seenie, seines, seitan, seiten, senate, sennas, sennet, sennit, sensei, sestet, sestia, setnet, settee, sevens, sienna, sients, siesta, sieves, sinnet, sisten, sittee, sitten, snaste, sneest, stains, stanes, states, statin, staves, steane, steans, steens, steeve, steins, stenia, stents, steven, stevia, stieve, stints, stives, tainte, taints, tanist, tantie, tasset, tassie, tasten, tastes, taties, tattie, teases, teenes, teenet, teenie, teetan, tenant, tenent, tenets, teniae, tenias, tennes, tennis, tensas, tenses, tentie, tessin, testas, testee, testes, testis, teviss, tienta, tinean, tineas, tinnet, tisane, titans, tsetse, vannet, veenas, venene, veneti, venine, venins, venise, venite, ventin, vestas, vestee, vienna, vineae, visnas, visnes, vistas, vittae
5 Letter Words for Tentativeness
ainee, anent, anise, annet, annie, anniv, antes, antis, asset, atees, avens, avine, eases, easts, eaten, eaves, eeten, eeven, eevns, enate, enent, enets, ennia, ensis, entea, entia, entsi, entte, esnes, essee, essen, etens, etnas, ettin, evans, evase, evene, evens, event, evese, evets, evite, inane, innet, insea, insee, inset, intsv, naeve, naevi, naive, nanes, nants, nates, naves, navet, navis, neats, neese, neist, neive, nenes, nenta, nests, netes, nevat, neven, neves, nevis, nieve, nines, nisan, nisse, nitta, saine, sains, saint, saist, sanes, sanit, sansi, sants, sasin, sates, satin, satis, saves, savin, seans, sease, seats, seave, seine, seise, senas, senit, senna, sensa, sense, sente, senti, sents, sesti, setae, setts, seven, siena, siens, sient, siest, sieva, sieve, sines, sites, sitta, sivan, snast, snees, snies, snite, snits, stain, stane, state, stats, stave, stean, steen, stein, stens, stent, stets, steve, sties, stine, stint, stite, stive, tains, taint, taise, taits, tanti, tasse, taste, tates, tatie, tatin, tatts, tease, teats, teave, teene, teens, teest, teise, tenai, tenes, tenet, tenia, tenne, tense, tents, testa, teste, tests, tevet, tiens, tinea, tines, tinta, tints, titan, tsine, vanes, vants, vases, vasts, vates, veena, veins, venae, venie, venin, venta, vents, vesta, vests, vinas, vinea, vines, vinet, vinta, vints, visas, vises, visna, visne, vista, vitae, vitta
4 Letter Words for Tentativeness
aine, ains, aint, aits, anes, anet, anis, anne, anni, anns, ansi, ante, anti, ants, asin, asse, assi, assn, asst, ates, atis, atte, attn, aves, avie, avis, eans, ease, east, eats, eave, eevn, eine, enes, ense, eses, esne, esse, ests, etas, etat, eten, etna, even, eves, evet, ieee, inne, inns, inst, inta, invt, isnt, itas, nain, nais, nane, nant, nasi, nast, nats, nave, navi, neat, neet, nein, nene, nese, ness, nest, nete, neti, nets, neve, nevi, nies, nina, nine, nist, nits, sain, sais, sane, sans, sant, sate, sati, save, sean, seas, seat, seen, sees, seis, seit, sena, sene, sens, sent, sese, seta, sets, sett, seve, sian, sien, sina, sine, sins, sise, sist, sita, site, sits, siva, snee, snit, stat, sten, stet, stie, taen, tain, tais, tait, tane, tans, tass, tate, tats, tatt, tave, tavs, tean, teas, teat, teen, tees, teet, tene, tens, tent, test, tete, tets, tien, ties, tine, tins, tint, tite, tits, tsia, vaes, vain, vane, vans, vant, vase, vast, vats, veen, vees, vein, vena, vent, vese, vest, veta, vets, vias, vies, vina, vine, vins, vint, visa, vise, viss, vita, vite
3 Letter Words for Tentativeness
aes, ain, ais, ait, ane, ann, ans, ant, ase, ass, ast, ate, att, ave, avn, ean, eas, eat, een, ene, ens, env, ese, ess, est, eta, eve, inn, ins, int, inv, ise, isn, ist, ita, its, iva, ive, nae, nas, nat, nav, nea, nee, nei, net, nie, nis, nit, nne, sai, san, sat, sav, sea, see, sei, sen, set, sie, sin, sis, sit, sse, sta, tai, tan, tas, tat, tav, tea, tee, ten, tes, tet, tie, tin, tis, tit, tnt, tsi, tss, tst, vae, van, vas, vat, vee, vei, vet, via, vie, vin, vis, vss
Definitions for Tentativeness
[1] of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental: a tentative report on her findings.
[2] unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant: a tentative smile on his face.
[3] provisional or experimental; conjectural
[4] hesitant, uncertain, or cautious
Words related to Tentativeness
tentativedelay, delaying, doubt, dubiety, equivocation, fluctuation, hesitancy, indecision, indecisiveness, indisposition, irresolution, misgiving, mistrust, oscillation, pause, qualm, reluctance, scruple, shilly-shally, skepticism
Words nearby Tentativeness
tentativetent trailer, tentacle, tentacled, tentage, tentation, tentative, tented, tenter, tenterhook, tenterhooks, tenth
Origin of Tentativeness
1580–90; < Medieval Latin tentātīvus, equivalent to Latin tentāt(us ) (past participle of tentāre, variant of temptāre to test; see tempt) + -īvus -ive
Other words from Tentativeness
ten·ta·tive·ly , adverb
ten·ta·tive·ness , noun
non·ten·ta·tive , adjective
non·ten·ta·tive·ly , adverb
non·ten·ta·tive·ness , noun
pre·ten·ta·tive , adjective
Word origin for Tentativeness
C16: from Medieval Latin tentātīvus, from Latin tentāre to test
Synonyms for Tentativeness
averseness, dawdling, delay, delaying, demurral, doubt, dubiety, equivocation, faltering, fluctuation, fumbling, hemming and hawing, hesitancy, indecision, indecisiveness, indisposition, irresoluteness, irresolution, misgiving, mistrust, oscillation, pause, procrastination, qualm, reluctance, scruple, shilly-shally, skepticism, stammering, stumbling, stuttering, timidity, timidness, to-and-fro, unwillingness, vacillation, wavering