Reliance vs Certainty - What's the difference?
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The act of relying on someone or something; trust.
* Macaulay
The condition of being reliant or dependent.
A person or thing which relies on another.
Anything on which to rely; ground of trust.
* (Richardson)
The state of being certain.
* Fisher Ames
An instance of being certain.
A fact or truth unquestionably established.
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* 1824 , (Walter Savage Landor), Imaginary Conversations Volume 1
Reliance is a related term of certainty.
As nouns the difference between reliance and certainty
is that reliance is the act of relying on someone or something; trust while certainty is the state of being certain.reliance
English
Noun
- In reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value.
- The boat was a poor reliance .
Anagrams
*certainty
English
Noun
- The certainty of punishment is the truest security against crimes.
Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- Yet the truth is that City would probably have been coasting by that point if the referee, Michael Oliver, had not turned down three separate penalties, at least two of which could be accurately described as certainties .
- Certainties are uninteresting and sating.