noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Sureness, certainty. uncountable

   "I have absolute certitude about that."

2. 2
   total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant wordnet
3. 3
   Something that is a certainty. countable

   "Taxes are obviously certitudes."

Synonyms

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certaintyarroganceassuranceassuredbankerbelief

Example

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"Every certitude is a kind of servitude."

Etymology

From Middle French certitude, from Late Latin certitūdō, from Latin certus.

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