First Known Use: 15th century
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certitude
noun cer·ti·tude \ˈsər-tə-ˌtüd also -ˌtyüd\
: the state of being or feeling certain : freedom from doubt
Full Definition of CERTITUDE
1
: the state of being or feeling certain
2
: certainty of act or event
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Origin of CERTITUDE
Middle English, from Late Latin certitudo, from Latin certus
Related to CERTITUDE
- Synonyms
- assurance, assuredness, certainty, confidence, cocksureness, conviction, doubtlessness, face, positiveness, satisfaction, sureness, surety
- Antonyms
- doubt, incertitude, nonconfidence, uncertainty
Synonym Discussion of CERTITUDE
certainty, certitude, conviction mean a state of being free from doubt. certainty and certitude are very close; certainty may stress the existence of objective proof <claims that cannot be confirmed with scientific certainty>, while certitude may emphasize a faith in something not needing or not capable of proof <believes with certitude in an afterlife>. conviction applies especially to belief strongly held by an individual <holds firm convictions on every issue>.
Rhymes with CERTITUDE
altitude, amplitude, aptitude, attitude, comfort food, consuetude, crassitude, desuetude, finger food, finitude, fortitude, gratitude, habitude, hebetude, interlude, lassitude, latitude, longitude, magnitude, mansuetude, multitude, negritude, platitude, plenitude, promptitude, pulchritude, quietude, rectitude, seminude, servitude, solitude, turpitude, vastitude
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