NOUN | cognition | peradventure | doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case |
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ADVERB | all | peradventure, possibly, perchance, perhaps, maybe, mayhap | by chance |
Meaning | doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case. | |
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Example | "this proves beyond peradventure that he is innocent" | |
Broader | doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness | The state of being unsure of something |
Meaning | by chance. | |
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Example | "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time" | |
Synonyms | possibly, perchance, perhaps, maybe, mayhap | |
Spanish | acaso, a lo mejor, podría ser, por casualidad, posiblemente, quizá, quizás, tal vez, talvez | |
Catalan | potser |
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