The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
certitude, cocksureness, overconfidence
(noun) total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
certitude (countable and uncountable, plural certitudes)
(uncountable) Sureness, certainty.
(countable) Something that is a certainty.
• certainty (more common)
• rectitude
Source: Wiktionary
Cer"ti*tude, n. Etym: [LL. certitudo, fr. L. certus: cf. F. certitude. See Certain.]
Definition: Freedom from doubt; assurance; certainty. J. H. Newman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 June 2025
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.