Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-assuredness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: self--as-sured-ness
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being self-assured.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For what makes the child in question so appealing is that with words and gestures he is able to communicate to us this understanding of self as well as a (consequent) self-assuredness, a self-assuredness that has no resemblance to what we normally think of as cockiness."

Etymology

From self-assured + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: self-assured

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does self-assuredness mean?: The quality of being self-assured.
Where does self-assuredness come from?: From self-assured + -ness.

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