certainty
1 noun convictioncinnteacht fem3 deimhneacht fem3 there's no certainty that ... níl aon chinnteacht go ...; níl sé ar bhealach ar bith cinnte go ...it can be said with near certainty that ... is féidir a rá go cinnte, geall leis, go ...you can't predict it with any degree of certainty ní féidir é a thuar ar bhealach ar bith cinnte 2 noun sth sure to happenscéal cinnteit's a certainty is féidir a bheith cinnte deher success is a certainty is cinnte go n-éireoidh léi, níl aon dabht ach go n-éireoidh léiI know for a certainty that ... tá a fhios agam go cinnte go ...it's a virtual certainty táthar ionann is cinnte dewe're all faced with the certainty of death tá an bás romhainn uilig, ní éalóidh aon duine againn ón mbásthat's the only certainty in this business sin a bhfuil de chinnteacht sa ghnó seo, níl a dhath cinnte sa ghnó seo ach é sinShow full entry
3 noun beliefcinnteacht fem3 to cling to the old certainties cloí leis na seanchinnteachtaí