peradventure

Meaning

Adv

Perchance or maybe; perhaps; supposing.

Noun

Chance, doubt or uncertainty.

Synonyms

perchance

perhaps

maybe

mayhap

possibly

haply

doubt

chance

🎲

by chance

ablins

hap

haphazard

hazard

incidentally

insecureness

instability

mental reservation

misgiving

mistrust

qualm

self-doubt

shakiness

skepticism

suspense

suspicion

uncertainty

unpredictability

unstableness

praps

unassertiveness

ablings

mayhappen

accident

aiblins

apprehension

at a pinch

belike

by accident

conceivably

contingency

distrust

Translations

forse

peut-être

şayet

acaso

magari

acaso

talvez

vielleicht

ungefähr

womöglich

ίσως

eventuell

éventuellement

möglicherweise

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: peraventure

In summary

From Middle English peraventure, peradventure, from Old French par aventure. Spelling modified as though from Latin. Equivalent to per- + adventure.