Definition of certainty Certainty

/sɚˈtʌnti/ - [sertuntee] - cer•tain•ty

We found 10 definitions of certainty from 6 different sources.

What does certainty mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: certainties
certainty - something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty"
		sure thing, foregone conclusion
		uncertainness, precariousness, uncertainty extreme dangerousness
		certain exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors"
		uncertain ambiguous (especially in the negative); "she spoke in no uncertain terms"
		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
certainty - the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others"
		dubiety, incertitude, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, uncertainty uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"
		certain, sure exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors"
		incertain, unsure, uncertain ambiguous (especially in the negative); "she spoke in no uncertain terms"
		cognitive state, state of mind the state of a person's cognitive processes
		self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness, assurance, confidence, authority the quality of being steady and unfailing; "sureness of hand"
		certitude, cocksureness, overconfidence total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant