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self-assurance

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self-as·sured (slf-shrd)
adj.
Having or showing confidence and poise.

self-as·surance (-shrns) n.

self-assurance
n
confidence in the validity, value, etc., of one's own ideas, opinions, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.self-assuranceself-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"

self-assurance
noun confidence, self-confidence, poise, nerve, assertiveness, self-possession, positiveness They had confidence and self-assurance.
Translations
self-assurance [ˌselfəˈʃʊərəns] Nconfianza f en sí mismo

self-assurance [ˌsɛlfəˈʃʊərns] nsicurezza di sé
self-assurance [ˌsɛlfəˈʃʊərns] nsicurezza di sé

self-assurance
n self-assurance [selfəˈʃuərəns]
self-confidence. selfversekering ثِقَه بالنَّفْس самоувереност sebedůvěra selvsikkerhed das Selbstbewußtsein αυτοπεποίθηση confianza en sí mismo enesekindlus اتكا به نفس itsevarmuus assurance בָּטוּח בְּעַצמוֹ आत्मविश्वास samouvjerenost magabiztosság kepercayaan diri sjálfstraust/-öryggi (fiducia in sé) 自信 자신, 자기 과신 pasitikėjimas savimi pašpārliecība keyakinan terhadap diri sendiri zelfverzekerdheid selvsikkerhet pewność siebie auto-confiança încredere în sine самоуверенность sebadôvera samozavest samouverenost självsäkerhet ความมั่นใจ kendine güvenme 自信 самовпевненість خود اعتمادی sự tự tin
adj self-asˈsured
selfversekerd واثِق من نَفْسِه самоуверен sebejistý selvsikker selbstbewußt που διαθέτει αυτοπεποίθηση seguro de sí mismo enesekindel متكي به نفس itsevarma sûr de soi בִּיטחוֹן עַצמִי आत्मविश्वासी samouvjeren magabiztos percaya diri fullur sjálfstrausts, öruggur með sig sicuro di sé 自信のある 독단의, 전단(專斷)의 pasitikintis savimi pašpārliecināts yakin diri sendiri zelfverzekerd selvsikker, med selvtillit pewny siebie seguro de si sigur de sine самоуверенный sebaistý samozavesten samouveren självsäker มั่นใจในตัวเอง kendine güvenen 自信的 самовпевнений خود اعتماد tin tưởng


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He was so used to submitting to Prince Vasili's tone of careless self-assurance that he felt he would be unable to withstand it now, but he also felt that on what he said now his future depended- whether he would follow the same old road, or that new path so attractively shown him by the Masons, on which he firmly believed he would be reborn to a new life.
Philip could not help seeing that Hayward looked a perfect fool, and Hayward had not the sense to hold his tongue; in his irritation, his self-assurance undaunted, he attempted to argue: he made wild statements and Weeks amicably corrected them; he reasoned falsely and Weeks proved that he was absurd: Weeks confessed that he had taught Greek Literature at Harvard.
Having at last taken her course Tess was less restless and abstracted, going about her business with some self-assurance in the thought of acquiring another horse for her father by an occupation which would not be onerous.
 
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