certainty

[ sur-tn-tee ]
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noun,plural cer·tain·ties.
  1. the state of being certain.

  2. something certain; an assured fact.

Idioms about certainty

  1. for / of a certainty, certainly; without a doubt: I suspect it, but I don't know it for a certainty.

Origin of certainty

1
1250–1300; Middle English certeinte<Anglo-French, equivalent to certeincertain + -te-ty2

synonym study For certainty

1. See belief.

Other words for certainty

Other words from certainty

  • non·cer·tain·ty, noun, plural non·cer·tain·ties.

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British Dictionary definitions for certainty

certainty

/ (ˈsɜːtəntɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the condition of being certain

  2. something established as certain or inevitable

  1. for a certainty without doubt

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