sureness
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Etymology
From Middle English surenes; equivalent to sure + -ness.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃʊənəs/, /ˈʃɔːnəs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃʊɹnəs/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈʃoːnəs/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈʃoːnɘs/
- Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)nəs
Noun
sureness (countable and uncountable, plural surenesses)
- (uncountable) The property of being sure, certainty.
- His sureness was born of having looked it up in a reputable reference book.
- (uncountable) The property of being sure, deft, confident of ability.
- The surgeon's 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.
- (countable, rare) The result or product of being sure.
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