CERTITUDE

certitude, cocksureness, overconfidence

(noun) total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

certitude (countable and uncountable, plural certitudes)

(uncountable) Sureness, certainty.

(countable) Something that is a certainty.

Synonyms

• certainty (more common)

Anagrams

• 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



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