Certainty

//ˈsɝtn̩ti// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being certain. countable, uncountable

    "with certainty"

  2. 2
    something that is certain wordnet
  3. 3
    An instance of being certain. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the state of being certain wordnet
  5. 5
    A fact or truth unquestionably established. countable, uncountable

    "Certainties are uninteresting and sating."

Synonyms

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sure thingcertitudeabsolutelyabsolutenessacceptationacception

Example

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"By the way, this week - no matter what flags are set - it's a certainty that there will be no ecchi scenes. You'll just have to bear with it a while."

Etymology

From Middle English certeynte (“surety”), from Anglo-Norman certeinte, from Old French certeinete, from Vulgar Latin *certānitās, from Latin certus.

Related phrases

certainty equivalentlegal certaintymoral certaintyof a certaintyracing certaintyof certainty

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