different between certitude vs conviction

English

Etymology

From Middle French certitude, from Late Latin certit?d?, from Latin certus.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?t?t(j)ud/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s??t?tju?d/

Noun

certitude (countable and uncountable, plural certitudes)

1. (uncountable) Sureness, certainty.

   I have absolute certitude about that.

2. (countable) Something that is a certainty.

   Taxes are obviously certitudes.

Synonyms

• certainty (more common)

Related terms

• certain
• sure

Translations

Anagrams

• rectitude

French

Etymology

From Middle French certitude, borrowed from Late Latin certit?d?, from Latin certus (“sure”) + suffix -tudo for noun of state, evolved in -tude in contemporary French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??.ti.tyd/
• Homophone: certitudes
• Hyphenation: cer?ti?tude

Noun

certitude f (plural certitudes)

1. certitude

Synonyms

• assurance

Antonyms

• doute
• incertitude

Further reading

• “certitude” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• rectitude

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin certit?d?, from Latin certus (“sure”).

Noun

certitude f (plural certitudes)

1. certainty (quality of being certain)

Descendants

• French: certitude

English

Etymology

From late Middle English conviction, from Anglo-Norman conviction, from Latin convicti?, from convictus, the past participle of convinc? (“to convict”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?v?k??n/

Noun

conviction (countable and uncountable, plural convictions)

1. (countable) A firmly held belief.
2. (countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
3. (uncountable) The state of being found or proved guilty.
4. (uncountable) The state of being wholly convinced.
   • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[3]

     The visitors were being pinned back by the end of the first half. Yet Gordon Strachan's side played with great conviction and always had a chance of springing a surprise when their opponents were so susceptible at the back.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:obstinacy

Derived terms

• courage of one's convictions

Related terms

• convict

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convictio, convictionem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.vik.sj??/
• Homophone: convictions
• Hyphenation: con?vic?tion

Noun

conviction f (plural convictions)

1. conviction

Derived terms

• pièce à conviction

Related terms

• convaincre

Further reading

• “conviction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).