certainty

cer-tain-ty · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The state of being completely confident or having no doubt about something.

  2. 2.

    A fact or situation that is definitely true or will definitely happen.

  3. 3.

    Something that can be relied upon; an established fact.

Forms

plural: certainties

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    for a certainty — without any doubt
  • •
    moral certainty — a very high degree of probability
  • •
    with certainty — definitely, without doubt

Related words

Antonyms: doubt, hesitation, uncertainty
See also: certain, confident, doubt, sure
Synonyms: assurance, confidence, conviction, sureness

Etymology

From Old French certainete, from Latin certus ("determined, fixed, settled"), past participle of cernere ("to distinguish, decide"). Related to [[certain]].