certitude

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US/ˈsɝtət(j)ud/UK/ˈsɜːtɪtjuːd/

noun

Sureness, certainty.

“Taxes are obviously certitudes.”

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certaintysuretycertbankercinchdead certfatalityinevitability
OriginMiddle French certitude ← Late Latin certitūdō ← Latin certus →
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Meanings

nouncertitude (countable and uncountable, plural certitudes)

plural certitudes

  1. uncountableSureness, certainty.

    I have absolute certitude about that.

    Synonyms: certainty, surety

  2. countableSomething that is a certainty.

    Taxes are obviously certitudes.

    Synonyms: certainty, cert, banker, cert, certainty, cinch, dead cert, fatality

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSureness, certainty.

Similar
certaintysurety

nounSomething that is a certainty.

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certaintycertbankercertcertaintycinchdead certfatalityinevitabilityracing certaintysure thingfair betgood betsafe betsure bet

More synonyms by meaning

nountotal certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant

Similar
cocksurenessoverconfidence
Broader
certainty
Also see
certcertaintycocksurenessfair betfatalityoverconfidenceracing certaintysafe betsure thing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincertus
  2. Late Latincertitūdō
  3. Middle Frenchcertitude
  4. Englishcertitude

From Middle French certitude, from Late Latin certitūdō, from Latin certus.

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Translations

Bulgarian сигурност, увереност
  • сигурност (sigurnost)sureness, certainty
  • увереност (uverenost)sureness, certainty
French certitude
  • certitudesureness, certainty
Greek βεβαιότητα, σιγουριά
  • βεβαιότητα (vevaiótita)sureness, certainty
  • σιγουριά (sigouriá)sureness, certainty
  • πεποίθηση (pepoíthisi)sureness, certainty
Hebrew ודאות
  • ודאות (vada'ut)sureness, certainty
Latin certitūdō
  • certitūdōsureness, certainty
Romanian certitudine, convingere
  • certitudinesureness, certainty
  • convingeresureness, certainty
  • siguranțăsureness, certainty
Spanish certidumbre
  • certidumbresureness, certainty

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rectitude
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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