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certitude

certainty, conviction

noun sehr-tee-TOOD Rare

Origin: Latin certitudo

Usage Note

Certitude means a firm certainty or conviction and is somewhat more formal than simply saying one is certain. The phrase avoir la certitude que means to be certain that. The opposite is incertitude (uncertainty), frequently heard in news and political discourse.

Examples

"Il parle avec une certitude absolue."

Natural Translation

He speaks with absolute certainty.

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