sureness

sureness
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 long practice in the operating room, never did he hesitate and never was there a mis-move.


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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 — 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 — noun see sure I …   New Collegiate 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

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