Definitely vs Certainly - What's the difference? | WikiDiff

is that definitely is without question and beyond doubt while certainly is in a way which is certain; with certainty. definitely. English. Adverb. (en adverb) ... What'sthedifferencebetweenand  DefinitelyvsCertainly-What'sthedifference? definitely|certainly| Asadverbsthedifferencebetweendefinitelyandcertainlyisthatdefinitelyiswithoutquestionandbeyonddoubtwhilecertainlyisinawaywhichiscertain;withcertainty. definitelyEnglish Adverb (enadverb) Withoutquestionandbeyonddoubt. Themotherdefinitelyhasloveforherchild. Inadefinitemanner;decisively. *NikolaiGogol,TheNose(intranslation) AndtheNosedefinitelyturnedaway. certainlyEnglish Adverb (enadverb) Inawaywhichiscertain;withcertainty. *,I.iii.2.2: *:heverilythoughthehadyounglivefrogsinhisbelly,quivivebantexalimentosuo,thatlivedbyhisnourishment,andwassocertainlypersuadedofit,thatformanyyearsfollowinghecouldnotberectifiedinhisconceit. Withoutdoubt,surely. : : : * *:Sothiswasmyfuturehome,Ithought!Certainlyitmadeabravepicture.Ihadseensimilaronesfired-inonmanyaHeidelbergstein.Backedbytoweringhills,askyofpalestGobelinfleckedwithfat,fleecylittleclouds,itintruthlookedadearlittlecity;thecityofone'sdreams. *{{quote-magazine,date=2013-06-07,author=(GaryYounge) ,volume=188,issue=26,page=18,magazine=(TheGuardianWeekly) ,title=HypocrisyliesatheartofManningprosecution ,passage=WikiLeaksdidnotcausetheseuprisingsbutitcertainlyinformedthem.ThedispatchesrevealeddetailsofcorruptionandkleptocracythatmanyTunisianssuspected,butcouldnotprove,andwouldciteastheytooktothestreets.}} Anemphaticaffirmativeanswer;ofcourse. : Synonyms *absolutely,beyonddoubt,indubitably,surething,undoubtedly,wis,withoutadoubt Coordinateterms *maybe,possibly,arguably,questionably,probably,perhaps Derivedterms *mostcertainly References * * Statistics * Englishmodaladverbs Englishresponses