- sureness
- noun see sure I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sureness
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Sureness — Sure ness, n. The state of being sure; certainty. [1913 Webster] For more sureness he repeats it. Woodward. [1913 Webster] The law holds with equal sureness for all right action. Emerson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sureness — index certainty, certification (certainness), certitude, confidence (faith), conviction (persuasion) … Law dictionary
sureness — noun a) The property of being sure, certainty. His sureness was born of having looked it up in a reputable reference book. b) The property of being sure, deft, confident of ability. The surgeons sureness was the result of long study in school and … Wiktionary
sureness — sure ► ADJECTIVE 1) completely confident that one is right. 2) (sure of/to do) certain to receive, get, or do. 3) undoubtedly true; completely reliable. 4) steady and confident. ► ADVERB informal ▪ certainly … English terms dictionary
sureness — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑assurance, ↑self assurance, ↑confidence, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sureness — See sure. * * * … Universalium
sureness — Synonyms and related words: absolute certainty, absoluteness, acceptation, acception, acquiescence, act of God, arrogance, assurance, assuredness, belief, certain knowledge, certainness, certainty, certitude, cocksureness, confidence,… … Moby Thesaurus
sureness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The fact or condition of being without doubt: assurance, assuredness, certainty, certitude, confidence, conviction, positiveness, surety. See CERTAIN. 2. Reliability in withstanding pressure, force, or stress:… … English dictionary for students
sureness — sure·ness || ʃʊrnɪs / ʃʊə n. certainty, assurance, confidence; steadiness … English contemporary dictionary
sureness — sure·ness … English syllables
