quandary

  • 21quandary — [16] Quandary may have originated as a quasi latinism. One of its early forms was quandare, which suggests that it may have been a pseudo Latin infinitive verb, coined on the fanciful notion that Latin quandō ‘when’ was a first person present… …

    Word origins

  • 22Quandary Peak — Bild gesucht  BWf1 Höhe 4.350  …

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  • 23Quandary Peak — Infobox Mountain Name = Quandary Peak Elevation = 14,271 ft (4,349.9 m)NAVD 88 elevation from the [http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/ National Geodetic Survey] ] Location = Colorado, United States Range = Tenmile Range, Rocky Mountains Coordinates =… …

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  • 24quandary — noun (plural ries) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1579 a state of perplexity or doubt …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25quandary — /kwon deuh ree, dree/, n., pl. quandaries. a state of perplexity or uncertainty, esp. as to what to do; dilemma. [1570 80; perh. fancifully < L quand(o) when + are inf. suffix] Syn. See predicament. * * * …

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  • 26quandary — Synonyms and related words: Gordian knot, baffle, bafflement, bewilderment, bother, confoundment, confusion, crux, difficulty, dilemma, discomposure, disconcert, disconcertedness, disconcertion, disconcertment, disturbance, embarrassment, enigma …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 27quandary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dilemma, plight, perplexity, bewilderment. See doubt, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dilemma, plight, puzzle, perplexity; see difficulty 1 , 2 , predicament . See Synonym Study at predicament .&#8230; …

    English dictionary for students

  • 28quandary —  Not quandry or quandery …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 29quandary —    Not quandry or quandery …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 30quandary — quan·da·ry || kwÉ‘ndÉ™rɪ / kwÉ’ n. state of uncertainty, perplexity, state of confusion …

    English contemporary dictionary