Meanings
nounself-assurance (uncountable)
- uncountableSynonym of self-confidence: the state or quality of being confident in oneself.
Synonyms: self-confidence
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of self-confidence: the state or quality of being confident in oneself.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounfreedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swé?
- Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*selbaz
- Old Englishself
- Old Englishself-
- Middle Englishself-
- Englishself-
- Englishassurance
- Englishself-assurance
Translations
Bulgarian самоувереност
- самоувереност (samouverenost)state or quality of being confident in oneself
Chinese Mandarin 自信, 自信心
- 自信 (zìxìn)state or quality of being confident in oneself
- 自信心 (zìxìnxīn)state or quality of being confident in oneself
Finnish itsevarmuus
- itsevarmuusstate or quality of being confident in oneself
French aplomb, confiance en soi
- aplombstate or quality of being confident in oneself
- confiance en soistate or quality of being confident in oneself
German Selbstsicherheit, Selbstvergewisserung
- Selbstsicherheitstate or quality of being confident in oneself
- Selbstvergewisserungstate or quality of being confident in oneself
Hindi आत्मविश्वास
- आत्मविश्वास (ātmaviśvās)state or quality of being confident in oneself
Italian sicurezza in sé
- sicurezza in séstate or quality of being confident in oneself
Japanese 自信
- 自信 (jishin)state or quality of being confident in oneself
Polish pewność siebie
- pewność siebiestate or quality of being confident in oneself
Russian самоуве́ренность
- самоуве́ренность (samouvérennostʹ)state or quality of being confident in oneself
Spanish seguridad de sí mismo
- seguridad de sí mismostate or quality of being confident in oneself
Swedish självsäkerhet
- självsäkerhetstate or quality of being confident in oneself
Cite this entry
APA
self-assurance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-assurance
MLA
“self-assurance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-assurance. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-assurance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-assurance.
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