certitude
certitude · certitudes
впевненість, певність
уверенность
Gewissheit
Sureness, certaintySureness, certainty.
UK/ˈsɜːtɪtjuːd/US/ˈsɝtət(j)ud/
» Can we know anything with certitude?
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Sureness, certainty.
I have absolute certitude about that.
(countable)Something that is a certainty.
Taxes are obviously certitudes.
total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
Examples
3 sentencesCan we know anything with certitude?
Every certitude is a kind of servitude.
ruВсякая уверенность - своего рода рабство.
I can't say with certitude.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle French certitude, from Late Latin certitūdō, from Latin certus.From Middle French certitude, from Late Latin certitūdō, from Latin certus.
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Forms
plural: certitudes| Singular | certitude |
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regular
Synonyms
17 synonymscertaintyB1bankerB2fatalityC1suretycertcinchdead certinevitabilityracing certaintysure thingfair betgood betsafe betsure bet
Close in meaning
- total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant:cocksurenessoverconfidence
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable