Tentativeness
adjective
1.
of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental:
a tentative report on her findings.
2.
unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant:
a tentative smile on his face.
adjective
1.
provisional or experimental; conjectural
2.
hesitant, uncertain, or cautious
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