Definition
The state or quality of being convinced; the condition of being firmly persuaded or certain about something.
Etymology
From 'convinced' plus '-ness' (state of quality), with Germanic '-ness' construction applied to the adjective form of the Latin-derived verb 'convince.'
Kelly Says
This word illustrates English's ability to layer Latin and Germanic elements: 'convince' is pure Latin-French, but we make it feel English by adding '-ness,' a completely Germanic suffix that's been productive in English for over a thousand years.
Translations
ARالعربية
اقتناع
i-q-ta-na
CACatalà
convulsió
kon-volusi-ohn
CSČeština
přesvědčení
preh-sved-chen-ee
DADansk
øverbevisning
oh-ver-be-vi-sing
DEDeutsch
Überzeugung
oo-ber-zoy-gung
ELΕλληνικά
πεποίθηση
pe-po-i-the-seh
ESEspañol
convencimiento
kon-ven-si-em-en-toh
FAفارسی
اطمینان
e-ta-min-an
FRFrançais
conviction
kon-vik-syohn
HAHA
tabbatacciya
tab-ba-tac-ci-ya
HEעברית
כִּנּוּי
kin-nooy
HIहिन्दी
विश्वास
vish-vaas
HUMagyar
meggyőződés
meg-gyoo-zoo-desh
IDBahasa Indonesia
keyakinan
keh-ya-ki-nan
ITItaliano
convinzione
kon-vee-n-zhohn-eh
KKKK
убеділікті
oo-be-di-lik-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
keyakinan
keh-ya-ki-nan
MYမြန်မာ
信憑性
sin-pyin-htet
NLNederlands
overtuiging
oh-ver-too-i-ging
NONorsk
overbevisning
oh-ver-be-vi-sing
PLPolski
przekonanie
przes-kon-a-nie
PTPortuguês
convencimento
kon-ven-si-men-toh
RORomână
convingere
kon-vee-ngere
RUРусский
убеждённость
oo-be-zhd-no-st'
SVSvenska
övertygelse
oh-ver-ty-gel-seh
SWKiswahili
uhakika
oo-ha-kee-ka
TAதமிழ்
நம்பிக்கை
nam-pi-kai
TEతెలుగు
విశ్వాసం
vish-wa-san-am
THไทย
ความเชื่อมั่น
kwan-khwam chee-mu-mhan
TLTL
pagtitiwala
pa-ji-ti-wa-la
UKУкраїнська
переконаність
per-e-kon-an-nist'
VITiếng Việt
sự tin tưởng
su thi tin tuong
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la