quandary C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkwɑndri/ UK /ˈkwɒndəri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a state of uncertainty or perplexity over a difficult choice She was in a quandary about which job offer to accept. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a state of uncertainty or... dilemmapredicamentplightfiximpasseperplexitypuzzle ↔ Opposites certaintysolution Etymology AI details Of uncertain origin, attested from the late 16th century; perhaps a fanciful coinage suggestive of Latin quando ('when') or quandoque, but the etymology is genuinely obscure. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # quandary **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkwɑndri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkwɒndəri/ ## Meanings 1. a state of uncertainty or perplexity over a difficult choice ## Examples - She was in a quandary about which job offer to accept. ## Synonyms - dilemma - predicament - plight - fix - impasse - perplexity - puzzle ## Antonyms - certainty - solution ## Etymology Of uncertain origin, attested from the late 16th century; perhaps a fanciful coinage suggestive of Latin quando ('when') or quandoque, but the etymology is genuinely obscure. ## AI Etymology Quandary is of uncertain origin, attested from the late 16th century; perhaps a fanciful coinage suggestive of Latin quando ('when') or quandoque, but the etymology is genuinely obscure. The form preserves a compact historical development in which the older wording and the present sense remain closely connected. As a noun, it denotes "a state of uncertainty or perplexity over a difficult choice", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown