English Dictionary
Definition of “certainty”
certainty (ˈsɜːtəntɪntɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- the condition of being certain
- something established as certain or inevitable
- See for a certainty
Synonyms
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confidence,
trust,
faith,
conviction,
assurance,
certitude,
sureness,
positiveness,
authoritativeness,
indubitableness,
Quotations
"In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes"
Benjamin Franklin"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties"
Francis Bacon
Translations
- British English:
certainty
Certainty is the state of having no doubts at all.`He'll lose the match,' she said, with absolute certainty.ˈsɜːtntɪ NOUN `He'll lose the match,' she said, with absolute certainty.
- Spanish:
certeza
nf
- French:
certitude
nf
- German:
Gewissheit
nf
- Chinese: 确定 n
- Arabic: يَقِيـن n
- Portuguese: certeza nf
- Russian: определенность nf
- Croatian: izvjesnost nf
- Czech: jistota nf
- Danish: sikkerhed nutr
- Dutch: zekerheid nf
- Finnish: varmuus n
- Greek: βεβαιότητα nf
- Italian: certezza nf
- Japanese: 確実なこと n
- Korean: 확실성 n
- Norwegian: visshet nm
- Polish: pewność nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: certeza nf
- European Spanish:
certeza
nf
- Swedish: säkerhet nutr
- Thai: ความแน่นอน n
- Turkish: kesinlik n
- Vietnamese: điều chắc chắn n
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