certain

Definitions

1. 1adjective

   Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning.

2. 2adjective

   Determined; resolved; -- used with an infinitive.

3. 3adjective

   Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.

4. 4adjective

   Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.

5. 5adjective

   Unfailing; infallible.

6. 6adjective

   Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.

7. 7adjective

   Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; -- sometimes used independenty as a noun, and meaning certain persons.

8. 8noun

   Certainty.

9. 9noun

   A certain number or quantity.

10. 10adverb

    Certainly.

11. 11adjective

    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
12. 12adjective

    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"

13. 13adjective

    having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

    "felt certain of success"

    "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"

    Synonyms

    sure
14. 14adjective

    certain to occur; destined or inevitable- Benjamin Franklin

    "he was certain to fail"

    "his fate is certain"

    Synonyms

    sure
15. 15adjective

    definite but not specified or identified

    "set aside a certain sum each week"

    "to a certain degree"

16. 16adjective

    reliable in operation or effect

    "a quick and certain remedy"

    "a sure way to distinguish the two"

    Synonyms

    sure
17. 17adjective

    established irrevocably

    "his fate is sealed"

    Synonyms

    sealed