certeza
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom certo (“certain; sure”) + -eza, from Old Galician-Portuguese certo, from Latin certus (“certain, fixed”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
editcerteza f (plural certezas)
- (uncountable) certainty (state of being certain)
- Synonym: convicção
- Tenho certeza que isso ocorrerá.
- I’m sure that this will happen.
- (literally, “I have certainty that this will happen.”)
- something which is certain
- Morte e impostos são as únicas certezas da vida.
- Death and taxes are life’s only certainties.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editInterjection
editcerteza?
Interjection
editcerteza
- asserting that something is certainly true; for sure
- Synonym: com certeza
Antonyms
editSpanish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeɾˈteθa/ [θeɾˈt̪e.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /seɾˈtesa/ [seɾˈt̪e.sa]
- Rhymes: -eθa
- Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: cer‧te‧za
Noun
editcerteza f (plural certezas)
- certainty
- Synonyms: certidumbre, certitud
Usage notes
edit- Certeza is much more common than its synonyms.
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “certeza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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- Rhymes:Spanish/eθa
- Rhymes:Spanish/eθa/3 syllables
- Rhymes:Spanish/esa
- Rhymes:Spanish/esa/3 syllables
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