26984 words

certainty

5 definitions • 6 examples
1
the state of being completely confident or having no doubt about something:

Examples:

with certainty I'm unable to answer that question with any certainty.
2
something that cannot be doubted:

Examples:

There are few absolute certainties in life.
3
something that is very likely to happen:

Examples:

Joan will win - that's a certainty.
a certainty to Joan is a certainty to win.
4
the sure knowledge that something is true:

Examples:

Can you say with absolute certainty that this is the man you saw?
5
something that has no possibility of any other result; something that you know will happen in a particular way:

Examples:

There are few certainties in life.

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