certainty

noun

OPAL W

/ˈsɜːtnti/

/ˈsɜːrtnti/

(plural certainties)

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[uncountable] the state of being certain
- There is no certainty that the president's removal would end the civil war.
- I can't say with any certainty where I'll be next week.
Extra Examples
- There seems to be a lack of certainty over what we should do.
- It's difficult to predict with any degree of certainty how much it will cost.
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- absolute
- complete
- near
- …
… of certainty
- degree
preposition
- with certainty
phrases
- a lack of certainty
- the one certainty
- the only certainty
- …
See full entry
[countable] a thing that is certain
- political/moral certainties
- Her return to the team now seems a certainty.
see also racing certainty
Extra Examples
- It's a virtual certainty that essential foodstuffs will go up in price.
- The one certainty left in a changing world is death.
- As we start the new millennium the only certainty is change, and lots of it.
- The end of the Cold War marked the collapse of many old political certainties.
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- absolute
- complete
- near
- …
… of certainty
- degree
preposition
- with certainty
phrases
- a lack of certainty
- the one certainty
- the only certainty
- …
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French certainete, from certain, based on Latin certus ‘settled, sure’.

单词	certainty
释义	certainty noun OPAL W /ˈsɜːtnti/ /ˈsɜːrtnti/ (plural certainties) jump to other results [uncountable] the state of being certain There is no certainty that the president's removal would end the civil war. I can't say with any certainty where I'll be next week. Extra Examples There seems to be a lack of certainty over what we should do. It's difficult to predict with any degree of certainty how much it will cost. Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective absolute complete near … … of certainty degree preposition with certainty phrases a lack of certainty the one certainty the only certainty … See full entry [countable] a thing that is certain political/moral certainties Her return to the team now seems a certainty. see also racing certainty Extra Examples It's a virtual certainty that essential foodstuffs will go up in price. The one certainty left in a changing world is death. As we start the new millennium the only certainty is change, and lots of it. The end of the Cold War marked the collapse of many old political certainties. Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective absolute complete near … … of certainty degree preposition with certainty phrases a lack of certainty the one certainty the only certainty … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French certainete, from certain, based on Latin certus ‘settled, sure’.
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