Certainty definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something. I have told them with absolute certainty there'll be no change of policy ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'certainty'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× certainty (sɜːʳtənti ) Wordforms:pluralcertainties 1. uncountablenoun[oftwithNOUN,NOUNthat] Certaintyisthestateofbeingdefiniteorofhavingnodoubtsatallaboutsomething. Ihavetoldthemwithabsolutecertaintythere'llbenochangeofpolicy. Ifyoubuyfromreputabledealersyouhavemorecertaintyaboutwhatyou'regetting. [+about] Synonyms:confidence,trust,faith,conviction MoreSynonymsofcertainty 2. uncountablenoun[oftaNOUN] Certaintyisthefactthatsomethingiscertaintohappen. Ageneralelectionbecameacertaintythreeweeksago. ...thecertaintyofmoreviolenceandbloodshed.[+of] IbegantorealizethecertaintyoffreezingtodeathifIremainedwhereIwas. Synonyms:fact,truth,reality,surething[informal] MoreSynonymsofcertainty 3. countablenoun[usuallyplural] Certaintiesarethingsthatnobodyhasanydoubtsabout. TherearenocertaintiesinmodernEurope. Thecollapseofoldcertaintiesisreshapingthepoliticalparties. MoreSynonymsofcertainty COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof certainty Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'certainty' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'certainty' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'nativity' HindiTranslationof'certainty' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency certaintyinBritishEnglish (ˈsɜːtəntɪ ) nounWordforms:plural-ties1. theconditionofbeingcertain 2. somethingestablishedascertainorinevitable 3. Seeforacertainty CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency certaintyinAmericanEnglish (ˈsɜrtənti ) noun1.  thequality,state,orfactofbeingcertain 2. Wordforms:pluralˈcertainties anythingcertain;definiteact Idioms:ofacertainty SYNONYMYNOTE:certaintysuggestsafirm,settledbelieforpositivenessinthetruthofsomething;,certitudeissometimesdistinguishedfromtheprecedingasimplyinganabsenceofobjective proof,hencesuggestingunassailableblindfaith;,assurancesuggestsconfidence,butnotnecessarilypositiveness,usuallyinsomethingthat isyettohappen[Ihaveassuranceofhiscontinuingsupport];convictionsuggestsabeingconvincedbecauseofsatisfactoryreasonsorproofandsometimes impliesearlierdoubtOPPOSITES: doubt,skepticism Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEcerteinte