certainties

Variant of certainty

certainty definition

cer·tainty (-tē)

noun

  1. the quality, state, or fact of being certain
  2. pl. certainties -·ties anything certain; definite act

Etymology: ME certeinte < OFr certaineté

certainty Idioms

of a certainty

Archaic without a doubt; certainly

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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