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   cer·tain·ty

   /ˈsərtntē/

   noun

   • 1. firm conviction that something is the case: "she knew with absolute certainty that they were dead" Similar confidencesurenesspositivenessconvictioncertitudereliabilityassurednessassurancevalidityconclusivenessauthoritativenesstruthfactfactualnessOpposite uncertaintydoubt
   • ▪ the quality of being reliably true: "there is a bewildering lack of certainty and clarity in the law"
   • ▪ a fact that is definitely true or an event that is definitely going to take place: "an immediate transfer would be a certainty" Similar inevitabilitynecessityforegone conclusionpredictable resultmatter of courseracing certaintycertain winnerinformal:sure thingcertdead certsure-fire winnerOpposite possibilityimpossibility
   • ▪ a person or thing that may be relied on: "he was expected to be a certainty for a gold medal"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French certainete, from certain (see certain).

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