certainty

[ sur-tn-tee ]
/ ˈsɜr tn ti /

noun, plural cer·tain·ties.

the state of being certain.
something certain; an assured fact.

Idioms for certainty

    for/of a certainty, certainly; without a doubt: I suspect it, but I don't know it for a certainty.

Origin of certainty

1250–1300; Middle English certeinte < Anglo-French, equivalent to certein certain + -te -ty2

synonym study for certainty

1. See belief.

OTHER WORDS FROM certainty

non·cer·tain·ty, noun, plural non·cer·tain·ties.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH certainty

certainty certitude

Example sentences from the Web for certainty

British Dictionary definitions for certainty

certainty
/ (ˈsɜːtəntɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the condition of being certain
something established as certain or inevitable
for a certainty without doubt