certain
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (7)
- definite but not specified or identified“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”Synonyms: certain(a)
- having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured“felt certain of success”“was sure (or certain) she had seen it”“was very sure in his beliefs”“sure of her friends”Synonyms: certain(p)sure
- established beyond doubt or question; definitely known“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”Synonyms: certain(p)
- certain to occur; destined or inevitable“he was certain to fail”“his fate is certain”“In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes — Benjamin Franklin”“he faced certain death”“sudden but sure regret”“he is sure to win”Synonyms: sure
- established irrevocably“his fate is sealed”Synonyms: sealed
- reliable in operation or effect“a quick and certain remedy”“a sure way to distinguish the two”“wood dust is a sure sign of termites”Synonyms: sure
- exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance“be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through”“be sure to lock the doors”Synonyms: sure
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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]
1.Certainty. [Obs.] --Gower. [1913 Webster]
2.A certain number or quantity. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]