certitude

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

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɝtət(j)ud/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɜːtɪtjuːd/

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certitude (countable and uncountable, plural certitudes)

1. (uncountable) Sureness, certainty.

   Synonyms: (more common) certainty, surety

   I have absolute certitude about that.

2. (countable) Something that is a certainty.

   Synonyms: (more common) certainty, cert; see also Thesaurus:sure thing

   Taxes are obviously certitudes.

• certain
• sure

• rectitude

From Middle French certitude, borrowed from Late Latin certitūdō, from Latin certus (“sure”).

• IPA^(key): /sɛʁ.ti.tyd/

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• Homophone: certitudes
• Hyphenation: cer‧ti‧tude

certitude f (plural certitudes)

1. certitude

   Synonym: assurance

   Antonyms: doute, incertitude

• certain

• “certitude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• rectitude

Borrowed from Late Latin certitūdō, from Latin certus (“sure”).

certitude f (plural certitudes)

1. certainty (quality of being certain)

• French: certitude