peradventure

• Adverbe archaïque signifiant « peut-être », « par hasard » ou « possiblement ». Utilisé en moyen anglais et au début de l'anglais moderne, souvent dans des contextes littéraires ou formels, pour exprimer l'incertitude ou la possibilité.

An archaic adverb meaning "perhaps," "by chance," or "it may be." It was used in Middle and Early Modern English, often in literary or formal contexts, to express uncertainty or possibility.

1. By chanceC2formalbritish

   Used to express possibility or uncertainty; perhaps or maybe.

   par hasard

   • Peradventure, we might meet again someday.
   • He wondered if, peradventure, the letter had been lost.
   • Peradventure, the old house still holds secrets.

   Synonymeshaplymaybemayhapperchanceperhapspossibly

   Antonymescertainlydefinitelysurely

• Nom désignant une conjecture, une incertitude ou un état de doute quant à la vérité d'une chose ; également employé pour exprimer une hypothèse ou un hasard.

A noun referring to doubt, uncertainty, or the state of being unsure about whether something is the case.

indénombrable

1. Doubt or uncertaintyC2formalbritish

   A state of being uncertain or doubtful about something.

   Doute ou incertitude

   • The outcome of the trial remains in peradventure.
   • There is no peradventure about his loyalty to the company.
   • The decision was made without any peradventure.

   Synonymesconjecturedoubtdubiousnessincertitudeuncertainty

   Antonymescertaintyconfidenceconvictionsureness