certainty
/ˈsɝtn̩ti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "with certainty"
- "moral certainty"
- "absolute certainty"
- "She spoke with complete certainty."
- "There is no certainty that the plan will succeed."
- "That there may be Certainty upon an infallible Evidence in Matters of Science, I readily grant you. But since there once were Scepticks in Philosophy as well as Religion, such as doubted of every thing, I very much question, whether the whole World be agreed in this Point; unless you could assure me, that Race of Seekers is now extinct."
Etymology
From Middle English certeynte (“surety”), from Anglo-Norman certeinte, from Old French certeinete, from Vulgar Latin *certānitās, from Latin certus.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: certeynte, certeinte, certeinete, *certānitās, certus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɝtn̩ti/
- British English: /ˈsɜːtn̩ti/