🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

certeza

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ser-teza

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Certainty/ˈsɜːr.tən.ti/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ela falou com certeza sobre sua decisão."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being sure of something.

    "She spoke with certainty about her decision to move."
  2. 2

    A fact that is definitely true.

    "There is a certainty that the sun will rise tomorrow."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'certainty' originates from the Latin 'certus', meaning 'sure' or 'fixed', which evolved through Old French 'certaineté' before entering Middle English. Its meaning has consistently related to the state of being sure or confident about something.

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