certainty

noun [U] (SURE KNOWLEDGE)

/ˈsɜr·tən·ti/

Definition

› the sure knowledge that something is true: Can you say with absolute certainty that this is the man you saw?

(Definition of certainty noun (SURE KNOWLEDGE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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certain adjective (KNOWING TO BE TRUE)
certain adjective (LIMITED)
certain adjective (PARTICULAR)
certainly adverb (KNOWING TO BE TRUE)
certainty noun (CERTAIN EVENT)
certainty noun (SURE KNOWLEDGE)
certificate noun
certification noun
certified adjective
certified check noun
certified mail noun

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