certitude
English
Etymology
Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#CERTITUDECategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *krey-#CERTITUDEFrom Middle FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Middle French#CERTITUDE certitude, from Late LatinCategory:English terms derived from Late Latin#CERTITUDE certitūdō, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#CERTITUDE certus.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɝtət(j)ud/Category:English 3-syllable words#CERTITUDECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#CERTITUDE
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɜːtɪtjuːd/Category:English 3-syllable words#CERTITUDECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#CERTITUDE
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#CERTITUDEAudio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
certitude (countable and uncountable, plural certitudes)Category:English lemmas#CERTITUDECategory:English nouns#CERTITUDECategory:English uncountable nouns#CERTITUDECategory:English countable nouns#CERTITUDECategory:English countable nouns#CERTITUDECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CERTITUDECategory:Pages with entries#CERTITUDECategory:Pages with 3 entries#CERTITUDE
- (uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#CERTITUDE) Sureness, certainty.
- Synonyms: (more common) certainty, surety
- I have absolute certitude about that.Category:English terms with usage examples#CERTITUDE
- (countableCategory:English countable nouns#CERTITUDE) Something that is a certainty.
- Synonyms: (more common) certainty, cert; see also Thesaurus:sure thing
- Taxes are obviously certitudes.Category:English terms with usage examples#CERTITUDE
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Translations
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Middle FrenchCategory:French terms derived from Middle French#CERTITUDE certitude, borrowed from Late LatinCategory:French terms derived from Late Latin#CERTITUDE certitūdō, from LatinCategory:French terms derived from Latin#CERTITUDE certus (“sure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛʁ.ti.tyd/Category:French 3-syllable words#CERTITUDECategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#CERTITUDE
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CERTITUDEAudio (Paris): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CERTITUDEAudio (France (Toulouse)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CERTITUDEAudio (France (Vosges)): (file) - Homophone: certitudesCategory:French terms with homophones#CERTITUDE
- Hyphenation: cer‧ti‧tude
Noun
certitude f (plural certitudes)Category:French lemmas#CERTITUDECategory:French nouns#CERTITUDECategory:French countable nouns#CERTITUDECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#CERTITUDECategory:French feminine nouns#CERTITUDECategory:Pages with entries#CERTITUDECategory:Pages with 3 entries#CERTITUDE
- certitude
- Synonym: assurance
- Antonyms: doute, incertitude
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Further reading
- “certitude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Anagrams
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late LatinCategory:Middle French terms derived from Late Latin#CERTITUDE certitūdō, from LatinCategory:Middle French terms derived from Latin#CERTITUDE certus (“sure”).
Noun
certitude f (plural certitudes)Category:Middle French lemmas#CERTITUDECategory:Middle French nouns#CERTITUDECategory:Middle French entries with incorrect language header#CERTITUDECategory:Middle French feminine nouns#CERTITUDECategory:Pages with entries#CERTITUDECategory:Pages with 3 entries#CERTITUDECategory:Middle French countable nouns#CERTITUDE
- certainty (quality of being certain)
Descendants
- French: certitude
