Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having or showing confidence and poise.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Assured by or of one's self; self-reliant; complacent.
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- adjective
confident in one's ownabilities
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective showing poise and confidence in your own worth
Etymologies
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Examples
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He started to seem more self-assured and more likable.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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He started to seem more self-assured and more likable.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Rabbi Knobel—a short, self-assured man wearing glasses, a close-cropped beard, and a white robe with a gold-embroidered stole—then takes his place at the podium.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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He started to seem more self-assured and more likable.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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He has a self-assured manner that borders on smugness, and his deep voice fills the sanctuary authoritatively as he emphatically delivers his sermon.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Their office looked like the Ritz and their salesman – his name escapes me while I scream some more – their saleman was glib and self-assured and just a little cocky.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » July : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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In that study, they found that those scoring high in narcissism tended to display the four main components of the "charismatic air": attractiveness (flashy and neat attire), competence (self-assured behavior), interpersonal warmth (charming glances) and humor (witty verbal expressions).
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Both extroverts and self-centered people displayed self-assured body movements and friendly facial expressions and made original self-introductions.
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He is completely self-assured, confident, quick talking.
Turning Toward Blood and Law Alexandra Cheney 2011
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Their office looked like the Ritz and their salesman – his name escapes me while I scream some more – their saleman was glib and self-assured and just a little cocky.
365 tomorrows » submission : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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