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self-assured

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Assured by or of one's self; confident in one's own abilities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • self-assured display
  • self-assured girl

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assured

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

showing poise and confidence in your own worth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • hardly more than a boy but firm-knit and self-confident

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: self-confident

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English assured English self-assured From self- + assured.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: segur d'un mateix — confident on one's abilities
  • Dutch: zelfverzekerd — confident on one's abilities
  • Finnish: itsevarma — confident on one's abilities
  • French: sûr de soi — confident on one's abilities
  • French: plein d'assurance — confident on one's abilities
  • German: selbstsicher — confident on one's abilities
  • Hungarian: magabiztos — confident on one's abilities
  • Irish: diongbháilte — confident on one's abilities
  • Italian: sicuro di sé — confident on one's abilities
  • Norwegian Bokmål: selvsikker — confident on one's abilities
  • Polish: pewny siebie — confident on one's abilities
  • Portuguese: seguro de si — confident on one's abilities
  • Russian: самоуве́ренный (samouvérennyj) — confident on one's abilities
  • Spanish: seguro de si mismo — confident on one's abilities
  • Swedish: självsäker — confident on one's abilities
  • Turkish: kendinden emin — confident on one's abilities
  • Turkish: kendine güvenen — confident on one's abilities