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Iffy vs Uncertainty - What's the difference?

iffy | uncertainty |

As an adjective iffy

is (slang) of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.

As a noun uncertainty is

(uncountable) doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.

iffy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (slang) Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
    • He's selling new CD players for £20 each – that sounds a bit iffy to me.
  • Uncertain or chancy.
    • The weather is still iffy for Saturday's shuttle launch.

    Synonyms

    * (of dubious authenticity) dodgy, dubious, fishy * See also

    Related terms

    * iffiness

    Anagrams

    *

    uncertainty

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=“Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty , then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity.}}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=April 9, author=Mandeep Sanghera, work=BBC Sport
    • , title= Tottenham 1-2 Norwich , passage=After spending so much of the season looking upwards, the swashbuckling style and swagger of early season Spurs was replaced by uncertainty and frustration against a Norwich side who had the quality and verve to take advantage}}
  • (countable) Something uncertain or ambiguous.
  • (uncountable, mathematics) A parameter that measures the dispersion of a range of measured values.

    • Antonyms

    * certainty

    External links

    * (wikipedia "uncertainty")