Etymology

selfsecure

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Today it means: Secure in oneself; self-assured; self-confident. Full definition →

German selbstsicher
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  1. German · derived fromselbstsicher“selfsecure, self-assured, self-confident”
  2. English todayselfsecure

From self- + secure, probably a calque of German selbstsicher (“selfsecure, self-assured, self-confident”). Compare also Dutch zelfzeker, zelfverzekerd (“selfsecure, confident”).

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