tentative

Meanings

• adjective

  Subject to change; not final or definite.

  - "The start date for the project is tentative."
  - "The election results are still tentative."

• adjective

  Given to making or proposing something in an uncertain or exploratory way.

  - "The company is in a tentative phase and exploring new markets."
  - "The negotiations were conducted in a tentative manner."

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Rhymes

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contemplative , hospitable , observative , perceptive

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Variants

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tentative , tentatives

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'tentativus', meaning 'attempting' or 'trying'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'tentative' is often used in scientific research to describe findings that are not yet definitively proven.

2. In music, a 'tentative' chord is a chord that is not fully resolved, leaving the listener with a sense of uncertainty or tension.

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Related Concepts

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1. provisional: Related concept. Provisional refers to something that is temporary or pending, similar to tentative.

2. uncertainty: Related concept. Uncertainty is the state of being unsure or lacking knowledge, which is closely associated with the idea of something being tentative.

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Quotes

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1. Thus, we have a "tentative" picture of anatomically modern people arising in Africa over 100,000 years ago, but initially making the same tools as Neanderthals and having no advantage over them. By perhaps 60,000 years ago, some magic twist of behavior had been added to the modern anatomy.

   - Jared M. Diamond,{it}Discover{/it},May 1989

2. In the winter, retirees from the Midwest fill the trailer parks. They are known with "tentative" affection as snowbirds.

   - William Langewiesche,{it}Atlantic{/it},June 1992

3. Clearly the President was chastened by the sorrow and resentment of the people to whom he spoke, but his words were somehow "tentative" and contingent, as if they could be withdrawn on a month's notice.

   - Lewis H. Lapham,{it}Harper's{/it},July 1992

4. There was a crying need, in the "tentative" early days of populist toryism, for a voice that could bring the gospel to the lumpen.

   - Christopher Hitchens,{it}Times Literary Supplement{/it},30 Nov. 1990

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Culture

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In literature, the word 'tentative' is often used to describe a character's or situation's uncertainty or ambiguity. For instance, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', the narrator Nick Carraway describes Gatsby's parties as 'tentative', suggesting an underlying unease or instability.

How to Memorize "tentative"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a scale, with 'tentative' being the middle ground between 'definite' and 'uncertain'. Imagine a balance, with 'definite' on one side and 'uncertain' on the other, and 'tentative' in the middle.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'tentative' with the idea of a trial or experiment. Remember that something tentative is still in the process of being determined or explored.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'Tentative' means 'Trying, uncertain, or testing'.

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