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.

Synonyms

• certainty (more common)

Related terms

• certain
• sure

Translations

Anagrams

• rectitude

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

Noun

certitude f ‎(plural certitudes)

1. certitude

Synonyms

• assurance

Antonyms

• doute
• incertitude

Anagrams

• rectitude

Middle French

Etymology

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

Noun

certitude f (plural certitudes)

1. certainty (quality of being certain)

Descendants

• French: certitude