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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities;
- Example: "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"
- Example: "after that failure he lost his confidence"
- Example: "she spoke with authority"
[syn: assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness]

2. the quality of being steady and unfailing;
- Example: "sureness of hand"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sureness n 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, self-confidence, authority, sureness] 2: the quality of being steady and unfailing; "sureness of hand"