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assurance
What does assurance mean?
assurance (noun): freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use assurance in a sentence?
- His assurance in his superiority did not make him popular. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce assurance?
/əˈʃʊɹəns/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does assurance come from?
From Middle English assuraunce, from Old French asseürance, from asseürer; as if assure + -ance.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of assurance?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “assurance” mean?
perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness
Not quite: that's what sense means.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
Right! That's what “assurance” means.
a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
Not quite: that's what policy means.
a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
Not quite: that's what data means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “assurance”?
population
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department
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confidence
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difference
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