Certainty Definition

sûrtn-tē
certainties
noun
certainties
The quality, state, or fact of being certain.
Webster's New World
Anything certain; definite act.
Webster's New World
Something that is clearly established or assured.
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idiom
of a certainty
  • without a doubt; certainly
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Certainty

Noun

Singular:
certainty
Plural:
certainties

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Certainty

  • of a certainty

Origin of Certainty

  • Middle English surety, from Anglo-Norman certeinté, from Old French certeineté, from Vulgar Latin *certanitas, from Latin certus

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Certainty Sentence Examples

  • Nothing is known with certainty as to the date or author.

  • These passages inspire a hope, but do not sustain a certainty.

  • While Howie, between his brain damage, operations and lengthy coma created a rare combination of mental soup, could we say with any certainty that his ability was absolutely unique to him?

  • With the growing certainty of touch a stiffness of movement appears which gradually disturbs the listener who can appreciate freedom, whether in the classical forms which Wagner has now abolished, or in the majestic flow of Wagner's later style.

  • It is almost a certainty, if you go on the diet and stick strictly to it, that you will lose weight.

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