Antonyms for sureness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : shoo r, shur |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʃʊər, ʃɜr |
Definition of sureness
Origin :- c.1300, "safe, secure," later "mentally certain" (mid-15c.), from Old French sur, seur "safe, secure," from Latin securus "free from care, untroubled, heedless, safe" (see secure (adj.)). Pronunciation development followed that of sugar. As an affirmative meaning "yes, certainly" it dates from 1803, from Middle English meanings "firmly established; having no doubt," and phrases like to be sure (1650s), sure enough (1540s), and for sure (1580s). The use as a qualifier meaning "assuredly" goes back to early 15c. Sure-footed is from 1630s; sure thing dates from 1836. In 16c.-17c., Suresby was an appellation for a person to be depended upon.
- noun undoubtedness
- noun stability
- He spoke with the sureness of a man of wealth, confident that money will salve any wound.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Then thou, Caius Nepos, art not certain of the sureness of thy hand?
- Extract from : « "Unto Caesar" » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
- When she plays Chopin, she interprets his sureness and neatness.
- Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London
- The light enabled all three to do their work with rapidity and sureness.
- Extract from : « The Plant Hunters » by Mayne Reid
- But it was all over now; his enthusiasm and sureness had fled.
- Extract from : « Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance of an Old-Fashioned Gentleman » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- It brings a man to a place of sureness as to his religious relationships.
- Extract from : « Standards of Life and Service » by T. H. Howard
- And each had a meaning which he read with a sureness that was almost instinctive.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Unaga » by Ridgwell Cullum
- His protective manner, and his sureness, and his intimacy, puzzled her.
- Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
- Now he must trust to the strength of his arm, to the sureness of his aim.
- Extract from : « The Shadow Witch » by Gertrude Crownfield
- Somehow I feel sure that you and I have won to happiness, now, won to sureness.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Rachael » by Kathleen Norris
Synonyms for sureness
- adherence
- aplomb
- assurance
- assuredness
- backbone
- balance
- certainty
- certitude
- cohesion
- confidence
- constancy
- conviction
- dependability
- determination
- doubtlessness
- durability
- endurance
- establishment
- fastness
- firmness
- hardness
- immobility
- immovability
- indubitableness
- maturity
- permanence
- perseverance
- positiveness
- proof
- resoluteness
- security
- solidity
- solidness
- soundness
- stableness
- steadfastness
- steadiness
- strength
- sturdiness
- substantiality
- support
- surety
- toughness
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