self-assurance
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3.5
- noun
- /ˌsɛlf əˈʃʊərəns/
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autoconfianza
- Her self-assurance helped her excel in the challenging job interview.
- levels of self-assurance
And because this self assurance is at the same time an immediacy, conscience exists.
- And because this self assurance is at the same time an immediacy, conscience exists.
Examples
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I am aware that your profession requires a certain self-assurance, but aren't you going too far?
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Students become intellectually free when they have both the capability and the self-assurance to pursue their own paths to intellectual and personal growth.
Academic text (2015) -
Giving young men discipline, training, and self-assurance. Giving their parents peace of mind.
Fiction book (1995) -
Few elementary school teachers today have the background, self-assurance, and skills to be effective.
Academic text (1993) -
Apparently, those who most influenced her respected her self-assurance and her intelligence and thus had confidence in her.
Fiction book (1996) -
As the novel proceeds, this particularly feminine voice grows in maturity and self-assurance, the voice of the writer in the making.
Academic text (1990) -
Her decisiveness and self-assurance are the traits he'd say attracted him to her.
Fiction book (2001) -
Having far outdistanced its neighbors in economic strength, Brazil had the self-assurance to discard its view of them as rivals.
Academic text (1992) -
Ego goes with self-assurance, and surgeons need the level of self-assurance to never dither or panic.
Blog text (14) -
I am fascinated by Christopher's apparent lack of ego, yet his self-assurance shines through in the interview!
Blog text (1)
Synonyms
456
2.1
A belief that you can do something well
183
3.5
A feeling of confidence and pride in yourself
53
3.2
A feeling of being proud and confident about yourself and your actions
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3.5
Trust in your own skills and worth
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3.3
A feeling of confidence in your own abilities
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3.7
A feeling that you are a good and important person
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5.8
A feeling that you are a person who deserves respect
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6.1
A feeling of confidence and calm in difficult situations
1
6.7
A calm, confident control of your feelings and actions in difficult situations
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3.6
A feeling of confidence and certainty without doubt
A strong belief in yourself that never goes away
A feeling of satisfaction and confidence in yourself
Antonyms
How Confident
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Self-assurance is a simple two-part word: self means 'yourself' and assurance comes from being sure, which means 'certain'. So self-assurance is being 'sure of yourself'—a calm confidence in your own choices or skills.