Certainty has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
the state of being certain
"his certainty reassured the others"
2
something that is certain
"his victory is a certainty"
3
The state of being certain.
"The certainty of her arrival surprised everyone at the party."
In plain English: Certainty is being absolutely sure that something will happen or is true without any doubt.
"The certainty that we would win made everyone feel confident about going to the stadium."
Example Sentences
"The certainty that we would win made everyone feel confident about going to the stadium."
noun
"She spoke of the future with absolute certainty after years of careful planning."
noun
"The test results gave him a sense of certainty that he had passed the exam."
noun
"There is no room for doubt or uncertainty when you act with total certainty."
noun
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Origin
The word certainty entered English from the Middle English term "certeynte," which meant surety. It traces its roots back through Anglo-Norman and Old French to the Latin word certus, meaning fixed or settled.