Meaning Of Self-assured In English - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of self-assured in English self-assuredadjective   approving uk /ˌself.əˈʃɔːd/ us /ˌself.əˈʃʊrd/ Add to word list Add to word list C2 having confidence in your own abilities: The interview showed her as a self-assured and mature student. Synonyms assertive confident self-assertive self-confident approvingSee also assured (CONFIDENT) certain of your abilities or value

• confidentHe was confident that his approach would work best.
• assuredShe gave an assured performance to a packed concert hall.
• self-assuredThe interview showed her as a very self-assured woman.
• self-confidentHe was self-confident and sure he'd get the job.
• assertiveYou'll have to be more assertive if you want to be promoted.
• boldHe was a bold and defiant little boy.

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self-assurance (Definition of self-assured from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

self-assured | American Dictionary

self-assuredadjective us /ˌself·əˈʃʊərd/ Add to word list Add to word list having confidence in yourself: She moves with self-assured grace.

self-assurance

noun [ U ] us /ˌself·əˈʃʊər·əns/ His calm self-assurance had vanished. (Definition of self-assured from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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self-assured These are women who are both veiled and very self-assured in the public realm. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the late 1960s film, to the contrary, the son's response is more aggressive and more self-assured. From the Cambridge English Corpus She looked self-assured and confident, yet, within 30 seconds of sitting down, she had burst into tears. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was becoming brainwashed into believing that they were a confident, self-assured team who knew how to run the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The children from prep schools were altogether more self-assured and articulate than their rivals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He began the proceedings suave, self-assured, anxious to please, but there has been a complete change in his attitude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the investment we must be courageous, constructive and self-assured enough to make. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English He is sour, self-assured and hectoring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The advancement of self-assured women is unstoppable. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Naoto is the more self-assured of the two and has a more fiery temper. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He comes across as fiery and rustic and at the same time self-assured and assertive in this reckless and intrepid character. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Jin-gu is a tour planner for a large vacation travel agency, and he's popular, self-assured and carefree. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Outwardly stout-hearted and self-assured, often seems tomboyish, but she is also deeply empathetic and, in fact, very refined. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Intelligent, pushy, self-assured and charming, he rose quickly in the ranks of the party. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She also took after them in personality, never gawky or shy, or for that matter, less than totally confident and self-assured. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of self-assured These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of self-assured?

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