self-assurance
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self-as·sured
(sĕlf′ə-sho͝ord′)adj.
Having or showing confidence and poise.
self′-as·sur′ance n.
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self-assurance
n
confidence in the validity, value, etc, of one's own ideas, opinions, etc
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self′-assur′ance
n.
self-confidence.
[1585–95]
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Noun | 1. | self-assurance - freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority" certainty - the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others" |
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self-assurance
noun confidence, self-confidence, poise, nerve, assertiveness, self-possession, positiveness They had confidence and self-assurance.
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self-assurance
nounA firm belief in one's own powers:
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self-assurance
(selfəˈʃuərəns) noun self-confidence.
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