certitude
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French certitude, from Late Latin certitudo, from Latin certus
Noun [edit]
certitude (plural certitudes)
- (uncountable) sureness, certainty
- I have absolute certitude about that.
- (countable) Something that is a certainty.
- Taxes are obviously certitudes.
Synonyms [edit]
- certainty (more common)
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
sureness, certainty
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French certitude, from Late Latin certitudo, from Latin certus (“sure”) + suffix -tudo for noun of state, evolved in -tude in contemporary French.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /sɛʁ.ti.tyd/, X-SAMPA: /sER.ti.tyd/
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Audio (France, Paris) (file) - Homophone: certitudes
- Hyphenation: cer‧ti‧tude
Noun [edit]
certitude f (plural certitudes)
Synonyms [edit]
Antonyms [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- French terms derived from Middle French
- French terms derived from Late Latin
- French terms derived from Latin
- French nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French countable nouns
