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certeza.

certainty (state of being certain)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/seʁˈte.zɐ/Brazil[sehˈte.zɐ]Brazil/seɾˈte.zɐ/São-Paulo/seʁˈte.zɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. certainty (state of being certain)

    feminine · uncountable
    Tenho certeza que isso ocorrerá.
  2. something which is certain

    feminine
    Morte e impostos são as únicas certezas da vida.
Where this word comes from

From certo (“certain; sure”) + -eza, from Old Galician-Portuguese certo, from Latin certus (“certain, fixed”).

intj/seʁˈte.zɐ/Brazil[sehˈte.zɐ]Brazil/seɾˈte.zɐ/São-Paulo/seʁˈte.zɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. are you sure?

Where this word comes from

From certo (“certain; sure”) + -eza, from Old Galician-Portuguese certo, from Latin certus (“certain, fixed”).

intj/seʁˈte.zɐ/Brazil[sehˈte.zɐ]Brazil/seɾˈte.zɐ/São-Paulo/seʁˈte.zɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. asserting that something is certainly true; for sure

Where this word comes from

From certo (“certain; sure”) + -eza, from Old Galician-Portuguese certo, from Latin certus (“certain, fixed”).

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