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Selbstsicherheit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assurance noun A confident promise or statement meant to remove doubt.
  • poise noun A calm, self-assured manner; composure under pressure.

Senses

Selbstsicherheit is used for these senses in English:

  • assurance Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity, courage, or self-confidence.
  • poise That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
  • self-assurance Synonym of self-confidence: the state or quality of being confident in oneself.

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.

poise — full definition

  1. noun A calm, self-assured manner; composure under pressure.
  2. noun A state of balance or equilibrium.
  3. verb To hold something balanced and ready, or to hang suspended.

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