English → Latin
“certainness, certainty” in Latin
fidēsfaith; belief (belief without empirical evidence, direct experience, or observation); reliance (act of relying on or trufirmitāsfirmness, durability, strength; constancy, stability, endurance, firmnessstabiliōto make firm, confirm, stay, support, hold still, stabilize; to establish, fix, make secure, confirmcertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved, determinedexplōrōto investigate, search out, seek, discover, examine, explore; to spy out, reconnoitre; to test, try, put to the proof
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
certainness, certainty
fides (trustworthiness): certa fides: firmitas: stabilitas (fixedness, steadiness): or, by adjective, certus, exploratus, non dubius (certitudo must be avoided). A CERTAINTY, res exploratae veritatis: res certissima: the full or absolute certainty, veritas ad liquidum explorata. For “with certainty,” Vid: CERTAINLY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for certainness, certainty?
- The usual Latin words for “certainness, certainty” are fidēs, firmitās, stabiliō; also certus, explōrō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.