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" Moral certainty can deafen people to any truth other than their own."
Geraldine Brooks

Meaning of "certainty" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CERTAINTY

ˈsɜːtəntɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CERTAINTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Certainty is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CERTAINTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Certainty

Certainty is perfect knowledge that has total security from error, or the mental state of being without doubt. Objectively defined, certainty is total continuity and validity of all foundational inquiry, to the highest degree of precision. Something is certain only if no skepticism can occur. Philosophy seeks this state. It is widely held that certainty about the real world is a failed historical enterprise. This is in large part due to the power of David Hume's problem of induction. Physicist Carlo Rovelli adds that certainty, in real life, is useless or often damaging.

Definition of certainty in the English dictionary

The definition of certainty in the dictionary is the condition of being certain. Other definition of certainty is something established as certain or inevitable.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CERTAINTY

curranty · fromenty · frumenty · furmenty · guaranty · incertainty · parchmenty · peasanty · sergeanty · serjeanty · seventy · sovereignty · sovranty · studenty · suddenty · suzerainty · uncertainty · warranty

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CERTAINTY

cert · certain · certainly · certainties · CertEd · certes · certifiable · certifiably · certificate · certificate of deposit · certificate of incorporation · certificate of origin · Certificate of Secondary Education · certificate of unruliness · certificated · certification · certificatory · certified · certified accountant · certified mail

WORDS THAT END LIKE CERTAINTY

corridor of uncertainty · dainty · fainty · flinty · for a certainty · glinty · linty · minty · painty · pepperminty · pointy · racing certainty · shinty · skinflinty · squinty · stinty · superdainty · tinty

Synonyms and antonyms of certainty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CERTAINTY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «certainty» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «certainty» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CERTAINTY

Find out the translation of certainty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of certainty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «certainty» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

确定
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

certeza
570 millions of speakers
en

English

certainty
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

निश्चितता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَقِيـن
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

определенность
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

certeza
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

নিশ্চয়তা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

certitude
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kepastian
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Gewissheit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

確実なこと
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

확실성
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Kepenak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự chắc chắn
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

நிச்சயமாக
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

निश्चितता
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kesinlik
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

certezza
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

pewność
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

впевненість
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

certitudine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βεβαιότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sekerheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

säkerhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

visshet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of certainty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CERTAINTY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of certainty
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «certainty».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about certainty

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «CERTAINTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word certainty.
1
Bill Ackman
It is a certainty that Herbalife is a pyramid scheme. We believe it's harming a population of low-income, principally Hispanic people in the U.S. to benefit a handful of super wealthy people at the top of the pyramid.
2
Aristotle
Persuasion is achieved by the speaker's personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and opinions are divided.
3
Timothy Garton Ash
One thing, however, I know with certainty: violence, or the direct threat of violence, of the kind we have seen in the past few days, is totally unjustified as a response to any published word or image.
4
William Barclay
If a man fights his way through his doubts to the conviction that Jesus Christ is Lord, he has attained to a certainty that the man who unthinkingly accepts things can never reach.
5
Charles Baudelaire
The unique and supreme voluptuousness of love lies in the certainty of committing evil. And men and women know from birth that in evil is found all sensual delight.
6
Yehuda Berg
We need to have complete certainty that things will work out, not because we are righteous or wise, but because of the time, the effort, the prayers, and the tools we are using. From the moment we are given awareness about some bigger picture or mission, we have to have complete focus on what to do to get to that place.
7
Yehuda Berg
The problem with certainty is that sometimes it can sound cold and heartless, although it is the most compassionate and supportive answer.
8
Yehuda Berg
If you are messing around all day and then scream for certainty, you're not going to get it. If you spend energy and do the work and develop that certainty, you'll get to where you need to be, even if you don't know exactly where that is.
9
Geraldine Brooks
Moral certainty can deafen people to any truth other than their own.
10
Alan Bullock
Spending a weekend with Hitler would have been boring in the extreme, although you would have had a greater certainty in coming back alive.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CERTAINTY»

Discover the use of certainty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to certainty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The End of Certainty
The Nobel laureate and founder of chaos theory challenges the accepted laws of nature, explaining why Einstein's belief that time is merely an illusion is incorrect
Ilya Prigogine, Isabelle Stengers, 1997
2
Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty
Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty refutes that myth.
Morris Kline, 1982
3
On Certainty
Written over the last 18 months of his life and inspired by his interest in G. E. Moore’s defence of common sense, this much discussed volume collects Wittgenstein’s reflections on knowledge and certainty, on what it is to know a ...
Ludwig Wittgenstein, G. E. M. Anscombe, George Henrik von Wright, 1969
4
Certainty: Know Why You Believe
Faith means facing hard questions. Is Jesus Christ the only way to God? Why does God allow suffering and evil? These questions need solid answers which are addressed in this guide to Scripture.
Paul Little, 1996
5
Proper Confidence: Faith, Doubt, and Certainty in Christian ...
This book begins the process by turning the searchlight on Christians themselves, charting a course between the fundamentalist reaction and postmodernist radical nihilism.
Lesslie Newbigin, 1995
6
Certainty: a refutation of scepticism
Rich with historical and cultural value, these works are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.
Peter D. Klein, 1981
7
The Principle of Legal Certainty in EC Law
The intertwinement of EC law and national law may create unforeseeability in situations where EC law invades the national cases, which gives rise to the very question of legal certainty in EC law.
J. Raitio, 2003
8
Certainty: A Novel
Madeleine Thien's stunning debut novel hauntingly retells a crucial moment in history, through two unforgettable love stories.
Madeleine Thien, 2007
9
Beyond Certainty: The Changing Worlds of Organisations
In this challenging and exhilarating collection of pieces, Charles Handy, Britain's foremost business guru, takes us on an intellectual journey through a changing world, in order to see how we must adapt to make our future work.
Charles Handy, 2011
10
Absolute Certainty: How to Give Your Clients Exactly What ...
In the tradition of the E-Myth, Absolute Certainty is a powerful story that will transform the service based business Andrew is like many business operators; completely overwhelmed by his to-do list.
John Haylock, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CERTAINTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term certainty is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Give super certainty, Costello says
"If you want to put money away for 20, 30 or 40 years you've got to have some certainty it's going to be there when you retire," he told ABC TV ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
2
Asia Pacific Cities Summit 2015: Infrastructure certainty needed for …
Luis Castilla, chief executive of infrastructure giant Acciona, Tel Aviv's deputy mayor Asaf Zamir and Sunshine Coast mayor Mark Jamieson at ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
3
Commuters can be sure of one thing with All Aboard Florida: Certainty
Commuters can be sure of one thing with All Aboard Florida: Certainty. July 7, 2015 | Filed in: Palm Beach County, Transportation, Travel, West Palm Beach. «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»
4
Football - Pogba not certainty to stay at Juve
Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has provided a glimmer of hope for Manchester City and other clubs interested that Paul Pogba is not a ... «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Jul 15»
5
Living with the certainty of uncertainty
Before the UK general election we were all allegedly certain that the last thing we would have was certainty over which party was governing in ... «economia, Jul 15»
6
More uncertainty the only certainty as dust settles on that Greek vote
Early indicators are that it's a No, but whatever the result, the only thing we can say for now with certainty is that the coming days will bring with ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
7
The Paris climate summit will give businesses certainty to invest in …
Certainty so businesses can plan knowing that the government understands the need to substantially decarbonise and won't make repeated ... «Business Green, Jul 15»
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Chaos Becomes The Only Certainty As Currency Markets React To …
The value of the euro compared to major peer currencies is already dropping as the financial effects of the Greek 'No' vote in Sunday's ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
9
Certainty in community housing
Tauranga Community Housing trust manager Chris Johnstone is welcoming the announcement of tax provisions for community housing trusts. «SunLive, Jul 15»
10
Farmers get some sustainability certainty in paper
CAUTIOUS: Canegrowers Mackay chairman Kevin Borg warns that the Federal Government's Agriculture White Paper plan to develop water ... «Mackay Daily Mercury, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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