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Webster 1913 Edition


Certitude

Cer′ti-tude

,
Noun.
[LL.
certitudo
, fr. L.
certus
: cf. F.
certitude
. See
Certain
.]
Freedom from doubt; assurance; certainty.
J. H. Newman.

Webster 1828 Edition


Certitude

CERTITUDE

,
Noun.
Certainty; assurance; freedom from doubt.

Definition 2024


certitude

certitude

English

Noun

certitude (plural certitudes)

  1. (uncountable) Sureness, certainty.
    I have absolute certitude about that.
  2. (countable) Something that is a certainty.
    Taxes are obviously certitudes.

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French

Etymology

From Middle French certitude, borrowed from Late Latin certitūdō, from Latin certus (sure) + suffix -tudo for noun of state, evolved in -tude in contemporary French.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛʁ.ti.tyd/
  • Homophone: certitudes
  • Hyphenation: cer‧ti‧tude

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certitude f (plural certitudes)

  1. certitude

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Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin certitūdō, from Latin certus (sure).

Noun

certitude f (plural certitudes)

  1. certainty (quality of being certain)

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