assuredness

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as·sured

(ə-sho͝ord′)

adj.

1. Made certain; guaranteed: an assured income.

2. Exhibiting confidence or authority: paints with an assured hand.

3. Chiefly British Insured.

as·sur′ed·ly (-ĭd-lē) adv.

as·sur′ed·ness n.

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Noun

assuredness - great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"

aplomb, sang-froid, cool, poise

calm, calmness, composure, equanimity - steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

assuredness

noun

The fact or condition of being without doubt:

assurance, certainty, certitude, confidence, conviction, positiveness, sureness, surety.

Translations

certezza

assuredness

[əˈʃʊə^rdnɪs] n (= confidence) → aisance f

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