Peradventure
ahd-5
adverb.
Perhaps; perchance.
noun.
Chance or uncertainty; doubt.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Doubt; question; uncertainty.
Perchance; perhaps; it may be.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adverb.
By chance; perhaps; it may be; if; supposing.
noun.
Chance; hap; hence, doubt; question.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adverb.
perchance
or
maybe
;
perhaps
noun.
chance
,
doubt
or
uncertainty
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adverb.
by chance
noun.
doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case
Word Usage
"As for that, said the knight, I will be avised; but an thou wilt tell me thy name peradventure I will tell thee mine."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
doubt
doubtfulness
dubiety
dubiousness
incertitude
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
aboundance
aforetime
bestir
descry
entomb
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
chance
hap
if
perhaps
question