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say it: uhn-SUR-tuhn
uncertain is an adjective meaning "lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance". It is pronounced /ənˈsɝtən/ — uhn-SUR-tuhn. It carries 7 recorded senses.
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
“uncertain of his convictions”
“unsure of himself and his future”
“moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps”
“an uncertain smile”
“touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers”
not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
“an uncertain future”
“a manuscript of uncertain origin”
“plans are still uncertain”
“changes of great if uncertain consequences”
“without further evidence his story must remain uncertain”
not certain to occur; not inevitable
“everything is uncertain about the army”
“the issue is uncertain”
subject to change
“a changeable climate”
“the weather is uncertain”
“unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other”
not consistent or dependable
“an uncertain recollection of events”
“a gun with a rather uncertain trigger”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for uncertain come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.