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
- <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
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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
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