certain
certain is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 10 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Determined; resolved; -- used with an infinitive. However, I with thee have fixed my lot, Certain to undergo like doom. Milton.
- 2.Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact. The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. Dan. ii.
- 3.4. Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable. Virtue that directs our ways Through certain dangers to uncertain praise. Dryden. Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all. Shak.
- 4.Unfailing; infallible. I have often wished that I knew as certain a remedy for any other distemper. Mead.
- 5.Fixed or stated; regular; determinate. The people go out and gather a certain rate every day. Ex. xvi.
- 6.7. Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; -- sometimes used independenty as a noun, and meaning certain persons. It came to pass when he was in a certain city. Luke. v.
- 7.About everything he wrote there was a certain natural grace und decorum. Macaulay. For certain, assuredly. -- Of a certain, certainly.
- 8.Certainty. [Obs.] Gower.
- 9.A certain number or quantity. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- 10.Certainly. [Obs.] Milton.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- bound
- fixed
- incontrovertible
- indisputable
- indubitable
- plain
- stated
- sure
- true
- undeniable
- undoubted
- undoubting
- unhesitating
- unquestionable
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- according
- accordingly
- adventitious
- alone
- alter
- among
- are
- attitude
- attribution
- being
- case
- causation
- centesimal
- circumstance
- circumstantial
- conditional
- conditionally
- conjunctive
- context
- contingency
- contingent
- crisis
- critical
- decimal
- decimate
- decimation
- deficit
- dependence
- division
- duodecimal
- emergence
- emergency
- environment
- event
- exigency
- extrinsic
- few
- fifth
- five
- footing
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is certain.
- What is determined; resolved; -- used with an infinitive. However, I with thee have fixed my lot, Certain to undergo like doom. Milton called?
- What is not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact. The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. Dan. ii called?
- What is 4. Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable. Virtue that directs our ways Through certain dangers to uncertain praise. Dryden. Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all. Shak called?
- What is unfailing; infallible. I have often wished that I knew as certain a remedy for any other distemper. Mead called?
- What is fixed or stated; regular; determinate. The people go out and gather a certain rate every day. Ex. xvi called?
- What is 7. Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; -- sometimes used independenty as a noun, and meaning certain persons. It came to pass when he was in a certain city. Luke. v called?
- What is about everything he wrote there was a certain natural grace und decorum. Macaulay. For certain, assuredly. -- Of a certain, certainly called?
- What is a certain number or quantity. [Obs.] Chaucer called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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