(adj) definite but not specified or identified, Example:set aside a certain sum each week; to a certain degree; certain breeds do not make good pets; certain members have not paid their dues; a certain popular teacher; a certain Mrs. Jones

certain

(adj) having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured, Syn. sure, Ant. unsure, uncertain, Example:felt certain of success; was sure (or certain) she had seen it; was very sure in his beliefs; sure of her friends

certain

(adj) established beyond doubt or question; definitely known, Ant. uncertain, Example:what is certain is that every effect must have a cause; it is certain that they were on the bus; his fate is certain; the date for the invasion is certain

certain

(adj) certain to occur; destined or inevitable; ; ; - Benjamin Franklin, Syn. sure, Ant. uncertain, Example:he was certain to fail; his fate is certain; In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes; he faced certain death; sudden but sure regret; he is sure to win

certain

(adj) reliable in operation or effect, Syn. sure, Example:a quick and certain remedy; a sure way to distinguish the two; wood dust is a sure sign of termites

certain

(adj) exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance, Syn. sure, Example:be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through; be sure to lock the doors

certainty

(n) the state of being certain, Ant. uncertainty, Example:his certainty reassured the others

certainty

(n) something that is certain, Syn. sure thing, foregone conclusion, Ant. uncertainty, Example:his victory is a certainty

certhia

(n) type genus of the Certhiidae, Syn. genus Certhia

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Certain

adv. Certainly. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Certain

a. [ F. certain, fr. (assumed) LL. certanus, fr. L. certus determined, fixed, certain, orig. p. p. of cernere to perceive, decide, determine; akin to Gr. &unr_; to decide, separate, and to E. concern, critic, crime, riddle a sieve, rinse, v. ] 1. Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning. [ 1913 Webster ]

To make her certain of the sad event. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

I myself am certain of you. Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Determined; resolved; -- used with an infinitive. [ 1913 Webster ]

However, I with thee have fixed my lot,
Certain to undergo like doom. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact. [ 1913 Webster ]

The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. Dan. ii. 45. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable. [ 1913 Webster ]

Virtue that directs our ways
Through certain dangers to uncertain praise. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Unfailing; infallible. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have often wished that I knew as certain a remedy for any other distemper. Mead. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Fixed or stated; regular; determinate. [ 1913 Webster ]

The people go out and gather a certain rate every day. Ex. xvi. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; -- sometimes used independenty as a noun, and meaning certain persons. [ 1913 Webster ]

It came to pass when he was in a certain city. Luke. v. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

About everything he wrote there was a certain natural grace und decorum. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

For certain, assuredly. --
Of a certain, certainly.

Syn. -- Bound; sure; true; undeniable; unquestionable; undoubted; plain; indubitable; indisputable; incontrovertible; unhesitating; undoubting; fixed; stated. [ 1913 Webster ]

Certain

n. 1. Certainty. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A certain number or quantity. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Certainly

adv. Without doubt or question; unquestionably. [ 1913 Webster ]

Certainness

n. Certainty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Certainty

n.; pl. Certainties [ OF. certaineté. ] 1. The quality, state, or condition, of being certain. [ 1913 Webster ]

The certainty of punishment is the truest security against crimes. Fisher Ames. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fact or truth unquestionable established. [ 1913 Webster ]

Certainties are uninteresting and sating. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of a certainty, certainly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Certes

adv. [ F. certes, for à certes, fr. L. certus. See Certain. ] Certainly; in truth; verily. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Certes it great pity was to see
Him his nobility so foul deface. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Certhiidae

n. a natural family of birds cosisting of several species of creepers, such as Certhia americana, the tree creeper.
Syn. -- family Certhiidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

certifiable

adj. 1. presenting symptoms of mental illness sufficient for legal commitment to a mental institution.
Syn. -- certified. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. capable of being guaranteed or certified: a certifiable fact. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Certificate

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Certificated; p. pr. & vb. n. Certificating. ] [ See Certify. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To verify or vouch for by certificate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To furnish with a certificate; as, to certificate the captain of a vessel; a certificated teacher. [ 1913 Webster ]

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