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Showing words for TENTATIVENESS using the English dictionary

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