"certitude" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɝtət(j)ud/ [General-American], /ˈsɜːtɪtjuːd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: certitudes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French certitude, from Late Latin certitūdō, from Latin certus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*krey-|*-tus}}, {{der|en|frm|certitude}} Middle French certitude, {{der|en|LL.|certitūdō}} Late Latin certitūdō, {{der|en|la|certus}} Latin certus Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} certitude (countable and uncountable, plural certitudes)
  1. (uncountable) Sureness, certainty. Tags: uncountable Translations (sureness, certainty): сигурност (sigurnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), увереност (uverenost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), certitude [feminine] (French), βεβαιότητα (vevaiótita) [feminine] (Greek), σιγουριά (sigouriá) [feminine] (Greek), πεποίθηση (pepoíthisi) [feminine] (Greek), ודאות (vada'ut) [feminine] (Hebrew), certitūdō [feminine] (Latin), certitudine [feminine] (Romanian), convingere [feminine] (Romanian), siguranță [feminine] (Romanian), certidumbre [feminine] (Spanish), acertinance [feminine] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-certitude-en-noun-ydPZ~g~F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of 'sureness, certainty': 84 16
  2. (countable) Something that is a certainty. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-certitude-en-noun--q5vET32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: certainty [common] Related terms: certain, sure

Inflected forms

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