Certainty Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

1 : something that is sure Victory was a certainty. 2 : the quality or state of being sure She answered with certainty. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut certainty noun SaveWord cer·​tain·​ty |\ˈsər-tᵊn-tē \ pluralcertainties Definitionofcertainty 1 :somethingthatiscertain 2 :thequalityorstateofbeingcertainespeciallyonthebasisofevidence Synonyms&Antonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym ExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutcertainty Synonyms&Antonymsforcertainty Synonyms assurance, assuredness, certitude, cocksureness, confidence, conviction, doubtlessness, face, positiveness, satisfaction, sureness, surety Antonyms doubt, incertitude, nonconfidence, uncertainty VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforcertainty certainty,certitude,convictionmeanastateofbeingfreefromdoubt.certaintyandcertitudeareveryclose;certaintymaystresstheexistenceofobjectiveproof claimsthatcannotbeconfirmedwithscientificcertainty ,whilecertitudemayemphasizeafaithinsomethingnotneedingornotcapableofproof. believeswithcertitudeinanafterlife convictionappliesespeciallytobeliefstronglyheldbyanindividual. holdsfirmconvictionsoneveryissue ExamplesofcertaintyinaSentence Scientistsstilldonotknowwithanydegreeofcertaintywhythediseasespreadsoquickly. Wecannotpredicttheoutcomewithabsolutecertainty. Therewasnocertaintythatthepackagewouldarriveintime. Hercertaintyaboutthesecomplexmoralissuesissurprising. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Whilethere’saconsensusthatRoeismorevulnerablethanever,there’snocertaintyabouthowtheSupremeCourtmightproceed. — DavidCrary,chicagotribune.com,21Nov.2021 Foralltheclarityofthesewarnings,though,there’sfarlesscertaintyaboutthescopeforaction. — WashingtonPost,25Oct.2021 Withsolittlecertaintyaboutpublichealth,policyandtheworldingeneral,yourbetmaycomedowntoyourpreferenceandfutureoutlook. — TriNguyen,Forbes,25Oct.2021 WithConorDavis,backfromanACLtearsufferedlastfall,joiningEthanLongandSeanMcLain,theSunDevilsgointo2022withmorecertaintyabouttheiroffenseandpowerpotential. — JeffMetcalfe,TheArizonaRepublic,21Oct.2021 Withoutcertaintyonwhatwillbeincludedinthefinalpackage,Bidenhasinsteadbeentalkingupthebroadoutlinesofhisvisionandthevaluesbehindit. — KevinLiptak,CNN,21Oct.2021 UntilthereismorecertaintyabouthowacrackdownonwealthinequalitycouldimpactluxurybrandsinChina,U.S.-focusednamesofferasaferlook. — CarolRyan,WSJ,1Oct.2021 MostfrustratingisthattheU.S.governmentstilldoesn'tknowwhoisbehindtheattacksorhavecertaintyabouthowthey'rebeingcarriedout. — MichaelLee,FoxNews,28Sep.2021 Butwithoutcertaintyonwhatinitiativeswillbeincluded,nofinaldecisionscanbemade. — JoshBoak,ajc,26Sep.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'certainty.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofcertainty 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyforcertainty MiddleEnglishcerteinte,borrowedfromAnglo-Frenchcerteinté,fromcertein,certaincertainentry1+-té-ty LearnMoreAboutcertainty Sharecertainty PosttheDefinitionofcertaintytoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofcertaintyonTwitter TimeTravelerforcertainty Thefirstknownuseofcertaintywas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearcertainty certainness certainty certation SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtocertainty almostacertainty withcertainty Statisticsforcertainty LastUpdated 4Dec2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Certainty.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/certainty.Accessed15Dec.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforcertainty certainty noun EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofcertainty :thestateofbeingorfeelingcertainaboutsomething :somethingthatiscertain:afactaboutwhichthereisnodoubt SeethefulldefinitionforcertaintyintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary certainty noun cer·​tain·​ty |\ˈsər-tᵊn-tē \ pluralcertainties KidsDefinitionofcertainty 1 :somethingthatissure Victorywasacertainty. 2 :thequalityorstateofbeingsure Sheansweredwithcertainty. MorefromMerriam-Websteroncertainty Nglish:TranslationofcertaintyforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofcertaintyforArabicSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutcertainty WORDOFTHEDAY talisman SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary DifficultSpellingWordsQuiz Whichisthecorrectspelling? acommadate accomodate acommodate accommodate Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethingalongtheway. 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