certainty

Universal Words noun (plural certainties) 1 [C] a thing that is certain: political / moral certainties * Her return to the team now seems a certainty. * As we start the new millennium the only certainty is change, and lots of it. 2 [U] the state of being certain: There is no certainty that the president's removal would end the civil war. * I can't say with any certainty where I'll be next week.