- 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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Example Sentences
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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
That said, you have self-assurance and agency and, at 55, it’s good to flex those muscles.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 27, 2025
As Herlihy recalled their fateful encounter from the day he moved into the dorm, he remembered being impressed by Sandler’s apparent self-assurance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025
Total self-assurance is exactly how Sonny, like Pitt, gets away with his pretension.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2025
Most boys reacted to the twins because they’re so pretty, but watching Pita interact with him with such self-assurance made me realize she was growing up before my very eyes.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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