certitude

cer·ti·tude

noun \ˈsər-tə-ˌtüd also -ˌtyüd\

Definition of CERTITUDE

1

: the state of being or feeling certain

2

: certainty of act or event

Examples of CERTITUDE

1. <believes with certitude that he is the best candidate for the job>

Origin of CERTITUDE

Middle English, from Late Latin certitudo, from Latin certus

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to CERTITUDE

Synonyms: assurance, assuredness, certainty, confidence, cocksureness, conviction, doubtlessness, face, positiveness, satisfaction, sureness, surety

Antonyms: doubt, incertitude, nonconfidence, uncertainty

Related Words: authoritarianism, dogmatism; decisiveness, determination, firmness, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve

Near Antonyms: hesitancy, hesitation, indecisiveness, irresolution; disbelief, incredulity, unbelief; anxiety, concern, misgiving; distrust, mistrust, suspicion

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Rhymes with CERTITUDE

altitude, amplitude, aptitude, attitude, comfort food, consuetude, crassitude, desuetude, finger food, finitude, fortitude, gratitude, habitude, hebetude, interlude, lassitude, latitude, longitude, magnitude, mansuetude, multitude, negritude, platitude, plenitude, promptitude, pulchritude, quietude, rectitude, seminude, servitude, solitude, turpitude, vastitude