Certainty : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Certainty	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Certainty
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
certainty n the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others" Antonym(s): doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" Synonym(s): certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion Antonym(s): precariousness, uncertainness, uncertainty
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Certainty \Cer"tainty\, n.; pl. {Certainties}. [OF. certainet[82].] 1. The quality, state, or condition, of being certain. The certainty* of punishment is the truest security against crimes. --Fisher Ames. 2. A fact or truth unquestionable established. Certainties are uninteresting and sating. --Landor. 3. (Law) Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity. {Of a certainty}, certainly.