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assurance — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assurance noun A confident promise or statement meant to remove doubt.
  • confidence noun A feeling of self-assurance and belief in your own abilities.
  • insurance noun An arrangement where you pay a company regularly so it covers you financially if something bad happens.
  • poise noun A calm, self-assured manner; composure under pressure.

Senses

assurance is used for these senses in English:

  • assurance Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity, courage, or self-confidence.
  • confidence Self-assurance.
  • poise Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.

assurance — full definition

  1. noun A confident promise or statement meant to remove doubt.
  2. noun Confidence in oneself; self-assured certainty.
  3. noun British English term for insurance, especially life insurance.

confidence — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of self-assurance and belief in your own abilities.
  2. noun A firm trust or belief that something is true or will happen.
  3. noun Information shared privately, on the understanding it will be kept secret.

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