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[こころ()····]
kokoromotonai
i adjective (negative)

Alternate Written Forms:

[こころ()·もと()··]
kokoromotonai
[こころ()·もと()·()·]
kokoromotonai

English Meaning(s) for 心もとない

i adjective (negative)
  1. uneasy; unsure; anxious
  2. unreliable; untrustworthy; erratic; undependable
  3. nervous; impatient; irritated from anxiety
  4. unclear; indistinct; vague

Definition and Synonyms for 心もとない

Unsure lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
Synonyms: うろん, あやふや, おぼつかない, 不正確, 不確か, 不確実, 危うい, 危ない, 危なっかしい, 心もとない, 怪しい, 疑わしい, 訝しい
Uneasy lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
Synonyms: 不安, 不安げ, 後ろめたい, 心もとない, 心配, 悩ましい, 気がかり
Unstable affording no ease or reassurance
Synonyms: 心もとない
Undependable liable to be erroneous or misleading
Synonyms: おぼつかない, 不確か, 心もとない, 頼りない
Anxiousness a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
Synonyms: こわ, かしこ, 不吉, 不安, 不安心, 心もとない, 心労, 心遣い, 心配, 心配り, 怖い, 恐る, 恐れ, 恐れる, 患う, 悲嘆, 憂い, 憂い, 憂え, 憂える, 憂い事, 憂心, 憂慮, 憂虞, 懸念, 気がかり, 気苦労, 気遣い, 気遣う, 気遣わしい, 気骨, 気骨, 物思い, 物案じ, 苦悶, 鬼胎
Uncertainty being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
Synonyms: 不安心, 不定, 不審, 不明, 不明瞭, 不正確, 不確実, 半信半疑, 危ない, 心もとない, 怪しい, 怪訝, 懐疑, 疑い, 疑う, 疑り, 疑る, 疑わしい, 疑念, 疑惑, 頼りない

Meanings for each kanji in 心もとない

» heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)

Categories 心もとない is a member of

Quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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Psychological State a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 心もとない

Conjugations for 心もとない

Adjective stem
[こころ()···]
kokoromotona
te-form
[こころ()·····]
kokoromotonakute
Adverbial Form
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kokoromotonaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[こころ()····]
kokoromotonai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kokoromotonakunai
Past Indicative Form
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kokoromotonakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kokoromotonakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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kokoromotonakereba
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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kokoromotonakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
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kokoromotonasa

Sample Sentences for 心もとない

I cannot place confidence in his words.

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