certitude (redirected from certitudes)

cer·ti·tude  (sûrt-td, -tyd)

n.

1. The state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence.

2. Sureness of occurrence or result; inevitability.

3. Something that is assured or unfailing: "eager to swap the hazards of American freedom for the gray certitudes of Soviet life" (Time). See Synonyms at certainty.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin certitd, from Latin certus, certain; see certain.]

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certitude [ˈsɜːtɪˌtjuːd]

n

confidence; certainty

[from Church Latin certitūdō, from Latin certus certain]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

certitude - total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant cocksureness, overconfidence certainty - the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others"

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certitude

noun certainty, confidence, conviction, assurance, sureness, positiveness I cannot say with any degree of certitude what will happen next.

Translations

certitude [ˈsɜːtɪtjuːd] N → certidumbre f

certitude [ˈsɜː^rtɪtjuːd] n → certitude f

certitude

n → Gewissheit f, → Sicherheit f

certitude [ˈsɜːtɪˌtjuːd] n (frm) → certezza, sicurezza