certainty
Etymology

From Middle English certeynte, from Anglo-Norman certeinte, from Old French certeinete, from Vulgar Latin *certānitās, from Latin certus.

Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈsɝtn̩ti/
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈsɜːtn̩ti/
Noun

certainty

  1. The state of being certain.
    Synonyms: certitude, sureness
    Antonyms: doubt, uncertainty
  2. An instance of being certain.
  3. A fact or truth unquestionably established.
    Synonyms: Thesaurus:sure thing
    • 1824, Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen, volume I, London: […] Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC ↗:
      Certainties are uninteresting and sating.
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