certitude
cer·ti·tude (sûr
t
-t
d
, -tyd)
n.
1. The state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence.
2. Sureness of occurrence or result; inevitability.
3. Something that is assured or unfailing: “eager to swap the hazards of American freedom for the gray certitudes of Soviet life” Time. See Synonyms at certainty.
[Middle English, from Late Latin certit
d
, from Latin certus, certain; see certain.]
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| Noun | 1. | certitude – total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
certainty – the state of being certain; “his certainty reassured the others”
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