certainty
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- noun
- /ˈsɜr.tən.ti/
- Literature
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- They could have no certainty that it would last.
- degree of certainty
- absolute certainty
- greater certainty
So that gave me more certainty that they may be wrong.
- So that gave me more certainty that they may be wrong.
- I just felt this like gut instinctive certainty that things were good.
- Where are they on the certainty scale at the beginning?
- There is a immediate certainty associated with that.
- If we leave, the only certainty we'll have is uncertainty.
- So where we can offer that certainty, we will do so.
- You want to know the certainty of death in life.
- And either of these near certainties spell Trump's doom.
- But we do know with gruesome certainty that his number will come up.
- The less certain we find ourselves, the more we crave certainty and control.
- And scarf stands for status, certainty, autonomy, relatedness and fairness.
- Because I think it's a certainty that we will have moments of cracking.
- That certainty is a proxy for expertise.
- So you can't say, you know, with certainty.
Examples
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We know with certainty some things.
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So we can't say with absolute certainty what's going to happen.
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So that gave me more certainty that they may be wrong.
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So science is not about certainty, it's not about faith, right?
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First, teach them that certainty is an impossible goal.
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So where we can offer that certainty, we will do so.
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If we leave, the only certainty we'll have is uncertainty.
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The less certain we find ourselves, the more we crave certainty and control.
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We don't deal in certainty, we deal in probability.
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The scientist presented the data with complete certainty that the experiment would succeed.
Synonyms
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2.4
Something that is certain to happen or succeed
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Something that cannot be avoided and will happen
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A result that is sure to happen and cannot be changed
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Complete confidence that something is true without enough proof
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A feeling that something is true or will happen
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A feeling of confidence and certainty without doubt
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A strong belief that something is right or true without full proof
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Almost no chance of being wrong
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The quality of being clear and certain so people have no doubt
A quality that cannot be doubted
A truth that cannot be denied by reason or logic
Antonyms
Compounds
How Certain
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word certainty comes from the Latin root cert-, which means 'decided' or 'sure', and you can see the same root in certain. So, certainty is the state of being sure or of something being fixed and likely to happen.