English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

douteux — meaning in English

French → English · translate English → French instead

English meaning

  • doubtful adjective Not certain to happen or be true; uncertain.
  • dubious adj Causing doubt or suspicion; of questionable quality or honesty.
  • equivocal adjective Open to more than one interpretation, often deliberately so, and therefore hard to pin down.
  • questionable adj Open to doubt; not clearly true, sound, or reliable.
  • unsavory adj Morally distasteful or disreputable.

Senses

douteux is used for these senses in English:

  • doubtful Subject to, or causing doubt.
  • dubious (of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
  • dubious (of a person) In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.
  • equivocal Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected.
  • questionable Of dubious respectability or morality.
  • unsavory Disreputable, not respectable, of questionable moral character.

doubtful — full definition

  1. adjective Not certain to happen or be true; uncertain.
  2. adjective Feeling or showing doubt about something.
  3. adjective Of questionable honesty or reliability.

dubious — full definition

  1. adj Causing doubt or suspicion; of questionable quality or honesty.
  2. adj Feeling uncertain or hesitant about something.

Related French words