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Self-assurance

noun

Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities. Synonyms: assurance, authority, confidence, self-confidence, sureness. "After that failure he lost his confidence" , "She spoke with authority"

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... the chuddah back from his head and regarded her gravely. His face was swollen and discoloured, but this fact did not in the smallest degree lessen the quaint self-assurance ...

— The Swindler and Other Stories • Ethel M. Dell

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... sure of a woman a man must be confident either of his own powers or of her absolute frankness and honesty. It was self-assurance that made Edward ...

— The Great God Success • John Graham (David Graham Phillips)

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... he said, with a touch of the old self-assurance. "You've swallowed your religion whole; it's the best thing for a girl to do, I reckon. But I've got to have whys and wherefores; I've always had to have them. And there are no wherefores in ...

— The Quickening • Francis Lynde

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... to the inferiority of their racial enemies. In order to combat successfully, it required self-assurance, an unquenchable confidence in the ...

— The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse • Vicente Blasco Ibanez

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... time early in July when, for two weeks, no letter came from Pen. The suspense was almost unbearable. For days Colonel Butler haunted the post-office. His self-assurance left him, his confident and convincing voice grew weak, a haunting fear of what news might come was ...

— The Flag • Homer Greene

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