certes

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UK/ˈsɜː.tɪz/US/ˈsɝ.tiz/

adverb

Certainly, indeed.

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of coursetrulyverily
OriginMiddle English certes ← Old French [Term?] ← Latin certus →
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Meanings

adverbcertes (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableCertainly, indeed.

    Here, certes, was no lost soul, but one who had gone joyfully to meet her Lord.

    1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
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    [F]or certes, ſayes he, / I haue already choſen my officer, and what was he? / Forſooth, a great Arithmeticion, [...]

    c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragœdy of Othello, the Moore of Venice. […] (First Quarto), London: […] N[icholas] O[kes] for Thomas Walkley, […], published 1622, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 1

    This was very unpleasant, at least to myself; though, certes, it did not prey upon the minds of the others.

    1845, Herman Melville, Omoo

    Synonyms: of course, truly, verily

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbCertainly, indeed.

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of coursetrulyverily

Origin

  1. Latincertus“certain”
  2. Old French[Term?]
  3. Middle Englishcertes
  4. Englishcertes

From Middle English certes, from Old French [Term?], from Latin certus (“certain”).

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Translations

Russian пои́стине
  • пои́стине (poístine)certainly, indeed — see also certainly, indeed

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with certes

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Cite this entry
APA

certes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/certes

MLA

“certes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/certes. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “certes,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/certes.

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