- a variation of self-confidence.
self-assurance
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of self-assurance
First recorded in 1585–95
Vocabulary lists containing self-assurance
"We Are Many" by Pablo Neruda
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Hegseth flippantly employed villainous colloquialism – “they are toast and they know it,” “we play for keeps,” and “President Trump got the last laugh” – delivered with a combative tone that communicated masculine self-assurance.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2026
Among the café-table clichés that experts and geopoliticians string together with astonishing self-assurance, one is particularly striking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
Nothing gives an actor — or an athlete — self-assurance like practice, repetitions and rehearsals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025
That said, you have self-assurance and agency and, at 55, it’s good to flex those muscles.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 27, 2025
Here in the Smoke only five months, Shay’s friends already had a hint of David’s self-assurance.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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