certainty

cer·tain·ty  (sûrtn-t)

n. pl. cer·tain·ties

1. The fact, quality, or state of being certain: the certainty of death.

2. Something that is clearly established or assured: "On the field of battle there are no certainties" (Tom Clancy).

Synonyms: certainty, certitude, assurance, conviction
These nouns mean freedom from doubt. Certainty implies a thorough consideration of evidence: "the emphasis of a certainty that is not impaired by any shade of doubt" (Mark Twain).
Certitude is based more on personal belief than on objective facts: "Certitude is not the test of certainty" (Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.)
Assurance is a feeling of confidence resulting from subjective experience: "There is no such thing as absolute certainty, but there is assurance sufficient for the purposes of human life" (John Stuart Mill).
Conviction arises from the vanquishing of doubt: "His religion . . . was substantial and concrete, made up of good, hard convictions and opinions. (Willa Cather).

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certainty [ˈsɜːt^əntɪ]

n pl -ties

1. the condition of being certain

2. something established as certain or inevitable

for a certainty without doubt

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	certainty - the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others" cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness, assurance, authority - freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority" certitude, cocksureness, overconfidence - total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant reliance, trust - certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun" doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty - the state of being unsure of something
	2.	certainty - something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" sure thing, foregone conclusion quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare cert - an absolute certainty; "it's a dead cert" ineluctability, unavoidability - the quality of being impossible to avoid or evade inevitability, inevitableness - the quality of being unavoidable surety - something clearly established indisputability, indubitability, unquestionability, unquestionableness - the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt moral certainty - certainty based on an inner conviction; "she believed in the importance of moral absolutes and moral certainty"; "the prosecutor had a moral certainty that the prisoner was guilty" predictability - the quality of being predictable slam dunk - something that is a sure to occur; a foregone conclusion; "predicting his success was a slam dunk" uncertainness, uncertainty, precariousness - being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income"

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certainty

noun

1. confidence, trust, faith, conviction, assurance, certitude, sureness, positiveness, authoritativeness I have said with absolute certainty that there will be no change of policy.
confidence doubt, uncertainty, disbelief, scepticism, qualm, indecision, unsureness

2. inevitability There is too little certainty about the outcome yet.
inevitability uncertainty

3. fact, truth, reality, sure thing (informal), surety, banker A general election became a certainty three weeks ago.

Quotations
"In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes" [Benjamin Franklin]
"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties" [Francis Bacon The Advancement of Learning]

Translations

certainty [ˈsɜːtəntɪ] N

1. (no pl) (= conviction) → certeza f, seguridad f
I can't say with any certainty that this will happen → no puedo decir con ninguna certeza or seguridad que esto vaya a suceder

2. (= sure fact) faced with the certainty of disaster → ante la seguridad or lo inevitable del desastre
we know for a certainty that → sabemos a ciencia cierta que ...
it's a certainty → es cosa segura
there are no certainties in modern Europe → en la Europa moderna no hay nada seguro, pocas cosas son seguras en la Europa moderna
there is no certainty that they will be alive → no existe la seguridad or la certeza de que vayan a estar vivos

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certainty [ˈsɜː^rt^ənti] n [knowledge] → certitude f

(= sure thing) to be a certainty → être certain

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certainty

n

(= sure fact) → Gewissheit f; to know for a certainty that … → mit Sicherheit wissen, dass …; he was faced with the certainty of defeat → er sah seiner sicheren Niederlage entgegen; his success is a certainty → er wird mit Sicherheit Erfolg haben, sein Erfolg ist gewiss; the ultimate certainty of death → die letztliche Gewissheit des Todes; there are no certainties in modern Europe → in einem modernen Europa ist nichts gewiss; will it happen? — yes, it’s a certainty → wird das passieren? — ja, mit Sicherheit; it’s a certainty that … → es ist absolut sicher, dass …

no pl (= conviction) → Gewissheit f, → Sicherheit f

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certainty [ˈsɜːtəntɪ] n → certezza
faced with the certainty of disaster → di fronte al sicuro disastro
we know for a certainty that ... → sappiamo per certo che...

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certainty [ˈsɜːtəntɪ] n → certezza
faced with the certainty of disaster → di fronte al sicuro disastro
we know for a certainty that ... → sappiamo per certo che...

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certainty → يقين jistota sikkerhed Gewissheit βεβαιότητα certeza varmuus certitude izvjesnost certezza 確実なこと 확실성 zekerheid visshet pewność certeza определенность säkerhet ความแน่นอน kesinlik điều chắc chắn 确定