| slovo | definícia |
certain
(mass) | certain
- určitý |
certain
(encz) | certain,jist |
certain
(encz) | certain,jistý |
certain
(encz) | certain,nějaký adj: Zdeněk Brož |
certain
(encz) | certain,spolehlivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
certain
(encz) | certain,určitý Pavel Machek; Giza |
certain
(encz) | certain,zaručený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Certain
(gcide) | Certain \Cer"tain\, a. [F. certain, fr. (assumed) LL. certanus,
fr. L. certus determined, fixed, certain, orig. p. p. of
cernere to perceive, decide, determine; akin to Gr. ? to
decide, separate, and to E. concern, critic, crime, riddle a
sieve, rinse, v.]
1. Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions
concerning.
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To make her certain of the sad event. --Dryden.
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I myself am certain of you. --Wyclif.
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2. Determined; resolved; -- used with an infinitive.
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However, I with thee have fixed my lot,
Certain to undergo like doom. --Milton.
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3. Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
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The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof
sure. --Dan. ii. 45.
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4. Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.
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Virtue that directs our ways
Through certain dangers to uncertain praise.
--Dryden.
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Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all.
--Shak.
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5. Unfailing; infallible.
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I have often wished that I knew as certain a remedy
for any other distemper. --Mead.
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6. Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.
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The people go out and gather a certain rate every
day. --Ex. xvi. 4.
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7. Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or
some; -- sometimes used independenty as a noun, and
meaning certain persons.
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It came to pass when he was in a certain city.
--Luke. v. 12.
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About everything he wrote there was a certain
natural grace und decorum. --Macaulay.
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For certain, assuredly.
Of a certain, certainly.
Syn: Bound; sure; true; undeniable; unquestionable;
undoubted; plain; indubitable; indisputable;
incontrovertible; unhesitating; undoubting; fixed;
stated.
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Certain
(gcide) | Certain \Cer"tain\, n.
1. Certainty. [Obs.] --Gower.
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2. A certain number or quantity. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Certain
(gcide) | Certain \Cer"tain\, adv.
Certainly. [Obs.] --Milton.
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certain
(wn) | certain
adj 1: 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"
2: 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" [syn: certain(p), sure] [ant: incertain,
uncertain, unsure]
3: 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" [ant: uncertain]
4: 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"
[syn: certain, sure] [ant: uncertain]
5: established irrevocably; "his fate is sealed" [syn: sealed,
certain] [ant: uncertain, unsealed]
6: 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" [syn: certain, sure]
7: 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" [syn: certain, sure] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
certainly
(mass) | certainly
- iste, rozhodne |
certainty
(mass) | certainty
- istota |
uncertainty
(mass) | uncertainty
- neistota |
ascertain
(encz) | ascertain,zjistit ascertain,zjišťovat |
ascertainable
(encz) | ascertainable,zjistitelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
ascertained
(encz) | ascertained,prokázaný adj: Zdeněk Brožascertained,zjištěný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
ascertainment
(encz) | ascertainment,zjištění n: Zdeněk Brož |
certainly
(encz) | certainly,jistě adv: certainly,jistěže Zdeněk Brožcertainly,rozhodně Zdeněk Brožcertainly,samozřejmě Zdeněk Brožcertainly,určitě adv: mammcertainly,zajisté adv: |
certainties
(encz) | certainties,jistoty n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
certainty
(encz) | certainty,jistota certainty,určitost n: Zdeněk Brož |
certainty effect
(encz) | certainty effect,efekt jistoty [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
certainty equivalence
(encz) | certainty equivalence,jistota ekvivalence [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
dead certain
(encz) | dead certain,stoprocentně jist Zdeněk Brož |
for certain
(encz) | for certain, adv: |
in no uncertain terms
(encz) | in no uncertain terms, |
incertain
(encz) | incertain, adj: |
know for certain
(encz) | know for certain,vědět jistě [fráz.] Pino |
unascertainable
(encz) | unascertainable, adj: |
uncertain
(encz) | uncertain,nejistý uncertain,neurčitý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
uncertainly
(encz) | uncertainly,nejistě adv: Zdeněk Brožuncertainly,váhavě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
uncertainness
(encz) | uncertainness, n: |
uncertainties
(encz) | uncertainties,nejasnosti n: Zdeněk Brožuncertainties,nejistoty n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
uncertainty
(encz) | uncertainty,nejistota uncertainty,neurčitost n: Zdeněk Brož |
uncertainty analysis
(encz) | uncertainty analysis,analýza nejistot [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskačuncertainty analysis,analýza neurčitosti [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
uncertainty factor (uf)
(encz) | uncertainty factor (UF),faktor nejistoty [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
uncertainty principle
(encz) | uncertainty principle, n: |
nothing is certain but death and taxes
(czen) | Nothing Is Certain But Death And Taxes,NICBDAT[zkr.] |
Ascertain
(gcide) | Ascertain \As`cer*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ascertained; p.
pr. & vb. n. Ascertaining.] [OF. acertener; a (L. ad) +
certain. See Certain.]
1. To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to
make confident; to assure; to apprise. [Obs.]
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When the blessed Virgin was so ascertained. --Jer.
Taylor.
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Muncer assured them that the design was approved of
by Heaven, and that the Almighty had in a dream
ascertained him of its effects. --Robertson.
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2. To make (a thing) certain to the mind; to free from
obscurity, doubt, or change; to make sure of; to fix; to
determine. [Archaic]
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The divine law . . . ascertaineth the truth.
--Hooker.
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The very deferring [of his execution] shall increase
and ascertain the condemnation. --Jer. Taylor.
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The ministry, in order to ascertain a majority . . .
persuaded the queen to create twelve new peers.
--Smollett.
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The mildness and precision of their laws ascertained
the rule and measure of taxation. --Gibbon.
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3. To find out or learn for a certainty, by trial,
examination, or experiment; to get to know; as, to
ascertain the weight of a commodity, or the purity of a
metal.
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He was there only for the purpose of ascertaining
whether a descent on England was practicable.
--Macaulay.
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Ascertainable
(gcide) | Ascertainable \As`cer*tain"a*ble\, a.
That may be ascertained. -- As`cer*tain"a*ble*ness, n. --
As`cer*tain"a*bly, adv.
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Ascertainableness
(gcide) | Ascertainable \As`cer*tain"a*ble\, a.
That may be ascertained. -- As`cer*tain"a*ble*ness, n. --
As`cer*tain"a*bly, adv.
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Ascertainably
(gcide) | Ascertainable \As`cer*tain"a*ble\, a.
That may be ascertained. -- As`cer*tain"a*ble*ness, n. --
As`cer*tain"a*bly, adv.
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Ascertained
(gcide) | Ascertain \As`cer*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ascertained; p.
pr. & vb. n. Ascertaining.] [OF. acertener; a (L. ad) +
certain. See Certain.]
1. To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to
make confident; to assure; to apprise. [Obs.]
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When the blessed Virgin was so ascertained. --Jer.
Taylor.
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Muncer assured them that the design was approved of
by Heaven, and that the Almighty had in a dream
ascertained him of its effects. --Robertson.
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2. To make (a thing) certain to the mind; to free from
obscurity, doubt, or change; to make sure of; to fix; to
determine. [Archaic]
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The divine law . . . ascertaineth the truth.
--Hooker.
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The very deferring [of his execution] shall increase
and ascertain the condemnation. --Jer. Taylor.
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The ministry, in order to ascertain a majority . . .
persuaded the queen to create twelve new peers.
--Smollett.
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The mildness and precision of their laws ascertained
the rule and measure of taxation. --Gibbon.
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3. To find out or learn for a certainty, by trial,
examination, or experiment; to get to know; as, to
ascertain the weight of a commodity, or the purity of a
metal.
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He was there only for the purpose of ascertaining
whether a descent on England was practicable.
--Macaulay.
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Ascertainer
(gcide) | Ascertainer \As`cer*tain"er\, n.
One who ascertains.
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Ascertaining
(gcide) | Ascertain \As`cer*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ascertained; p.
pr. & vb. n. Ascertaining.] [OF. acertener; a (L. ad) +
certain. See Certain.]
1. To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to
make confident; to assure; to apprise. [Obs.]
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When the blessed Virgin was so ascertained. --Jer.
Taylor.
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Muncer assured them that the design was approved of
by Heaven, and that the Almighty had in a dream
ascertained him of its effects. --Robertson.
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2. To make (a thing) certain to the mind; to free from
obscurity, doubt, or change; to make sure of; to fix; to
determine. [Archaic]
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The divine law . . . ascertaineth the truth.
--Hooker.
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The very deferring [of his execution] shall increase
and ascertain the condemnation. --Jer. Taylor.
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The ministry, in order to ascertain a majority . . .
persuaded the queen to create twelve new peers.
--Smollett.
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The mildness and precision of their laws ascertained
the rule and measure of taxation. --Gibbon.
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3. To find out or learn for a certainty, by trial,
examination, or experiment; to get to know; as, to
ascertain the weight of a commodity, or the purity of a
metal.
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He was there only for the purpose of ascertaining
whether a descent on England was practicable.
--Macaulay.
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Ascertainment
(gcide) | Ascertainment \As`cer*tain"ment\, n.
The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; a finding
out by investigation; discovery.
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The positive ascertainment of its limits. --Burke.
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Certain
(gcide) | Certain \Cer"tain\, a. [F. certain, fr. (assumed) LL. certanus,
fr. L. certus determined, fixed, certain, orig. p. p. of
cernere to perceive, decide, determine; akin to Gr. ? to
decide, separate, and to E. concern, critic, crime, riddle a
sieve, rinse, v.]
1. Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions
concerning.
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To make her certain of the sad event. --Dryden.
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I myself am certain of you. --Wyclif.
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2. Determined; resolved; -- used with an infinitive.
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However, I with thee have fixed my lot,
Certain to undergo like doom. --Milton.
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3. Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
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The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof
sure. --Dan. ii. 45.
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4. Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.
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Virtue that directs our ways
Through certain dangers to uncertain praise.
--Dryden.
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Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all.
--Shak.
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5. Unfailing; infallible.
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I have often wished that I knew as certain a remedy
for any other distemper. --Mead.
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6. Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.
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The people go out and gather a certain rate every
day. --Ex. xvi. 4.
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7. Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or
some; -- sometimes used independenty as a noun, and
meaning certain persons.
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It came to pass when he was in a certain city.
--Luke. v. 12.
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About everything he wrote there was a certain
natural grace und decorum. --Macaulay.
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For certain, assuredly.
Of a certain, certainly.
Syn: Bound; sure; true; undeniable; unquestionable;
undoubted; plain; indubitable; indisputable;
incontrovertible; unhesitating; undoubting; fixed;
stated.
[1913 Webster]Certain \Cer"tain\, n.
1. Certainty. [Obs.] --Gower.
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2. A certain number or quantity. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]Certain \Cer"tain\, adv.
Certainly. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Certainly
(gcide) | Certainly \Cer"tain*ly\, adv.
Without doubt or question; unquestionably.
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Certainness
(gcide) | Certainness \Cer"tain*ness\, n.
Certainty.
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Certainties
(gcide) | Certainty \Cer"tain*ty\, n.; pl. Certainties. [OF.
certainet['e].]
1. The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.
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The certainty of punishment is the truest security
against crimes. --Fisher Ames.
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2. A fact or truth unquestionable established.
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Certainties are uninteresting and sating. --Landor.
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3. (Law) Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity.
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Of a certainty, certainly.
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Certainty
(gcide) | Certainty \Cer"tain*ty\, n.; pl. Certainties. [OF.
certainet['e].]
1. The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.
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The certainty of punishment is the truest security
against crimes. --Fisher Ames.
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2. A fact or truth unquestionable established.
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Certainties are uninteresting and sating. --Landor.
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3. (Law) Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity.
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Of a certainty, certainly.
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For certain
(gcide) | Certain \Cer"tain\, a. [F. certain, fr. (assumed) LL. certanus,
fr. L. certus determined, fixed, certain, orig. p. p. of
cernere to perceive, decide, determine; akin to Gr. ? to
decide, separate, and to E. concern, critic, crime, riddle a
sieve, rinse, v.]
1. Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions
concerning.
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To make her certain of the sad event. --Dryden.
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I myself am certain of you. --Wyclif.
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2. Determined; resolved; -- used with an infinitive.
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However, I with thee have fixed my lot,
Certain to undergo like doom. --Milton.
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3. Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
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The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof
sure. --Dan. ii. 45.
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4. Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.
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Virtue that directs our ways
Through certain dangers to uncertain praise.
--Dryden.
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Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all.
--Shak.
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5. Unfailing; infallible.
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I have often wished that I knew as certain a remedy
for any other distemper. --Mead.
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6. Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.
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The people go out and gather a certain rate every
day. --Ex. xvi. 4.
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7. Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or
some; -- sometimes used independenty as a noun, and
meaning certain persons.
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It came to pass when he was in a certain city.
--Luke. v. 12.
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About everything he wrote there was a certain
natural grace und decorum. --Macaulay.
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For certain, assuredly.
Of a certain, certainly.
Syn: Bound; sure; true; undeniable; unquestionable;
undoubted; plain; indubitable; indisputable;
incontrovertible; unhesitating; undoubting; fixed;
stated.
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Incertain
(gcide) | Incertain \In*cer"tain\, n. [Pref. in- not + certain: cf. F.
incertain, L. incertus. See Certain.]
Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady. -- In*cer"tain*ly, adv.
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Very questionable and of uncertain truth. --Sir T.
Browne.
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Incertainly
(gcide) | Incertain \In*cer"tain\, n. [Pref. in- not + certain: cf. F.
incertain, L. incertus. See Certain.]
Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady. -- In*cer"tain*ly, adv.
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Very questionable and of uncertain truth. --Sir T.
Browne.
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Incertainty
(gcide) | Incertainty \In*cer"tain*ty\, n.
Uncertainty. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Moral certainty
(gcide) | Moral \Mor"al\, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner,
custom, habit, way of life, conduct.]
1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those
intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue
and vice, are predicated, or to the rules by which such
intentions and actions ought to be directed; relating to
the practice, manners, or conduct of men as social beings
in relation to each other, as respects right and wrong, so
far as they are properly subject to rules.
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Keep at the least within the compass of moral
actions, which have in them vice or virtue.
--Hooker.
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Mankind is broken loose from moral bands. --Dryden.
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She had wandered without rule or guidance in a moral
wilderness. --Hawthorne.
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2. Conformed to accepted rules of right; acting in conformity
with such rules; virtuous; just; as, a moral man. Used
sometimes in distinction from religious; as, a moral
rather than a religious life.
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The wiser and more moral part of mankind. --Sir M.
Hale.
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3. Capable of right and wrong action or of being governed by
a sense of right; subject to the law of duty.
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A moral agent is a being capable of those actions
that have a moral quality, and which can properly be
denominated good or evil in a moral sense. --J.
Edwards.
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4. Acting upon or through one's moral nature or sense of
right, or suited to act in such a manner; as, a moral
arguments; moral considerations. Sometimes opposed to
material and physical; as, moral pressure or support.
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5. Supported by reason or probability; practically
sufficient; -- opposed to legal or demonstrable; as, a
moral evidence; a moral certainty.
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6. Serving to teach or convey a moral; as, a moral lesson;
moral tales.
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Moral agent, a being who is capable of acting with
reference to right and wrong.
Moral certainty, a very high degree or probability,
although not demonstrable as a certainty; a probability of
so high a degree that it can be confidently acted upon in
the affairs of life; as, there is a moral certainty of his
guilt.
Moral insanity, insanity, so called, of the moral system;
badness alleged to be irresponsible.
Moral philosophy, the science of duty; the science which
treats of the nature and condition of man as a moral
being, of the duties which result from his moral
relations, and the reasons on which they are founded.
Moral play, an allegorical play; a morality. [Obs.]
Moral sense, the power of moral judgment and feeling; the
capacity to perceive what is right or wrong in moral
conduct, and to approve or disapprove, independently of
education or the knowledge of any positive rule or law.
Moral theology, theology applied to morals; practical
theology; casuistry.
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Of a certain
(gcide) | Certain \Cer"tain\, a. [F. certain, fr. (assumed) LL. certanus,
fr. L. certus determined, fixed, certain, orig. p. p. of
cernere to perceive, decide, determine; akin to Gr. ? to
decide, separate, and to E. concern, critic, crime, riddle a
sieve, rinse, v.]
1. Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions
concerning.
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To make her certain of the sad event. --Dryden.
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I myself am certain of you. --Wyclif.
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2. Determined; resolved; -- used with an infinitive.
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However, I with thee have fixed my lot,
Certain to undergo like doom. --Milton.
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3. Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
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The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof
sure. --Dan. ii. 45.
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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.
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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.
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Of a certainty
(gcide) | Certainty \Cer"tain*ty\, n.; pl. Certainties. [OF.
certainet['e].]
1. The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.
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The certainty of punishment is the truest security
against crimes. --Fisher Ames.
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2. A fact or truth unquestionable established.
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Certainties are uninteresting and sating. --Landor.
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3. (Law) Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity.
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Of a certainty, certainly.
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Unascertained
(gcide) | Unascertained \Unascertained\
See ascertained. |
Uncertain
(gcide) | Uncertain \Un*cer"tain\ ([u^]n*s[~e]r"t[i^]n), a. [Pref. un- not
+ certain. Cf. Incertain.]
1. Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in
mind; distrustful. --Chaucer.
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Man, without the protection of a superior Being, . .
. is uncertain of everything that he hopes for.
--Tillotson.
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2. Irresolute; inconsonant; variable; untrustworthy; as, an
uncertain person; an uncertain breeze.
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O woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please! --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical. "The
fashion of uncertain evils." --Milton.
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From certain dangers to uncertain praise. --Dryden.
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4. Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible.
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Soon bent his bow, uncertain in his aim. --Dryden.
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Whistling slings dismissed the uncertain stone.
--Gay.
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Syn: See Precarious.
[1913 Webster]Uncertain \Un*cer"tain\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + certain; or fr.
uncertain, a.]
To make uncertain. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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Uncertainly
(gcide) | Uncertainly \Un*cer"tain*ly\, adv.
In an uncertain manner.
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Uncertainties
(gcide) | Uncertainty \Un*cer"tain*ty\, n.; pl. Uncertainties.
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1. The quality or state of being uncertain.
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2. That which is uncertain; something unknown.
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Our shepherd's case is every man's case that quits a
moral certainty for an uncertainty. --L'Estrange.
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Uncertainty
(gcide) | Uncertainty \Un*cer"tain*ty\, n.; pl. Uncertainties.
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1. The quality or state of being uncertain.
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2. That which is uncertain; something unknown.
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Our shepherd's case is every man's case that quits a
moral certainty for an uncertainty. --L'Estrange.
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ascertain
(wn) | ascertain
v 1: establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment,
survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The
physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel
Prize" [syn: determine, find, find out, ascertain]
2: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of
something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See
that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the
product" [syn: see, check, insure, see to it,
ensure, control, ascertain, assure]
3: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by
making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she
speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he
speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
[syn: determine, check, find out, see, ascertain,
watch, learn]
4: learn or discover with certainty |
ascertainable
(wn) | ascertainable
adj 1: capable of being ascertained or found out; "ascertainable
facts" [syn: ascertainable, discoverable] |
ascertained
(wn) | ascertained
adj 1: discovered or determined by scientific observation;
"variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of
factors"; "the discovered behavior norms"; "discovered
differences in achievement"; "no explanation for the
observed phenomena" [syn: ascertained, discovered,
observed] |
certainly
(wn) | certainly
adv 1: definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used
informally for `surely'); "the results are surely
encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's
going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for
certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough";
"he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good";
"sure he'll come" [syn: surely, certainly, sure,
for sure, for certain, sure enough, {sure as
shooting}] |
certainty
(wn) | certainty
n 1: the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the
others" [ant: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety,
dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty]
2: something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" [syn:
certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion] [ant:
precariousness, uncertainness, uncertainty] |
for certain
(wn) | for certain
adv 1: definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used
informally for `surely'); "the results are surely
encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's
going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for
certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough";
"he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good";
"sure he'll come" [syn: surely, certainly, sure,
for sure, for certain, sure enough, {sure as
shooting}] |
incertain
(wn) | incertain
adj 1: lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance;
"uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and
his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps";
"an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with
uncertain fingers" [syn: uncertain, unsure,
incertain] [ant: certain(p), sure] |
moral certainty
(wn) | moral certainty
n 1: certainty based on an inner conviction; "she believed in
the importance of moral absolutes and moral certainty";
"the prosecutor had a moral certainty that the prisoner was
guilty" |
unascertainable
(wn) | unascertainable
adj 1: not able to be ascertained; resisting discovery [syn:
unascertainable, undiscoverable] |
uncertain
(wn) | uncertain
adj 1: lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance;
"uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and
his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps";
"an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with
uncertain fingers" [syn: uncertain, unsure,
incertain] [ant: certain(p), sure]
2: not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown; "an
uncertain future"; "a manuscript of uncertain origin"; "plans
are still uncertain"; "changes of great if uncertain
consequences"; "without further evidence his story must
remain uncertain" [ant: certain(p)]
3: not established or confirmed; "his doom is as yet unsealed"
[syn: unsealed, uncertain] [ant: certain, sealed]
4: not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is
uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain" [ant:
certain, sure]
5: subject to change; "a changeable climate"; "the weather is
uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and
sunshine coming one right after the other" [syn:
changeable, uncertain, unsettled]
6: not consistent or dependable; "an uncertain recollection of
events"; "a gun with a rather uncertain trigger"
7: ambiguous (especially in the negative); "she spoke in no
uncertain terms" |
uncertainly
(wn) | uncertainly
adv 1: in an unsteady manner; "he walked unsteadily toward the
exit"; "The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on
his legs" [syn: unsteadily, falteringly,
uncertainly] [ant: steadily, steady]
2: showing lack of certainty; "he paused uncertainly" |
uncertainness
(wn) | uncertainness
n 1: being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the
uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his
income" [syn: uncertainty, uncertainness,
precariousness] [ant: certainty, foregone conclusion,
sure thing] |
uncertainty
(wn) | uncertainty
n 1: being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the
uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his
income" [syn: uncertainty, uncertainness,
precariousness] [ant: certainty, foregone conclusion,
sure thing]
2: the state of being unsure of something [syn: doubt,
uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness,
dubiousness] [ant: certainty] |
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