certitude
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French certitude, from Late Latin certitūdō, from Latin certus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɝtət(j)ud/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɜːtɪtjuːd/
Noun[edit]
certitude (countable and uncountable, 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
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Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French certitude, borrowed from Late Latin certitūdō, from Latin certus (“sure”) + suffix -tudo for noun of state, evolved in -tude in contemporary French.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /sɛʁ.ti.tyd/
Audio (Paris): (file) Audio: (file) - Homophone: certitudes
- Hyphenation: cer‧ti‧tude
Noun[edit]
certitude f (plural certitudes)
- certitude
- Synonym: assurance
- Antonyms: doute, incertitude
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “certitude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Late Latin certitūdō, from Latin certus (“sure”).
Noun[edit]
certitude f (plural certitudes)
- certainty (quality of being certain)
Descendants[edit]
- French: certitude
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