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assured

[ uh-shoo rd, uh-shurd ]
/ əˈʃʊərd, əˈʃɜrd /
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adjective

guaranteed; sure; certain; secure: an assured income.
bold; confident; authoritative: His art was both assured and facile.
boldly presumptuous.
Chiefly British. insured, as against loss.

noun

Insurance.
  1. the beneficiary under a policy.
  2. the person whose life or property is covered by a policy.

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RELATED WORDS

positiveness, confidence, certainty, certitude, surety, assurance, conclusiveness

Nearby words

  1. assumptively,
  2. assur,
  3. assurance,
  4. assurbanipal,
  5. assure,
  6. assured tenancy,
  7. assuredly,
  8. assurgent,
  9. assurnasirpal ii,
  10. assyr.

Origin of assured

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at assure, -ed2
Related forms
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British Dictionary definitions for assuredness

assured

/ (əˈʃʊəd) /

adjective

made certain; sure; guaranteed
self-assured
mainly British insured, esp by a life assurance policy

noun

mainly British
  1. the beneficiary under a life assurance policy
  2. the person whose life is insured
Derived Formsassuredly (əˈʃʊərɪdlɪ), adverbassuredness, noun
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Word Origin and History for assuredness

assured

adj.

of persons, "confident, self-assured," late 14c., past participle adjective from assure. Related: Assuredly; assuredness.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper