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Noun: certainty  sur-t(u)n-tee
  1. The state of being certain
    "his certainty reassured the others"
     
  2. Something that is certain
    "his victory is a certainty";
    - sure thing, foregone conclusion, cert [Brit, informal], dead cert [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: certainties

See also: certain, incertain [non-standard], sure, uncertain, unsure

Type of: cognitive state, quality, state of mind

Antonym: uncertainness, uncertainty

Encyclopedia: Certainty

Nearest

cerous
Ceroxylon
Ceroxylon alpinum
Ceroxylon andicola
Cerro Bonete
Cerro del Nacimiento
Cerro El Muerto
cert
certain
certainly
certainty
certes
Certhia
Certhia americana
Certhia familiaris
Certhiidae
certifiable
certificate
certificate of deposit
certificate of incorporation
certificate of indebtedness