Assurance
[ə'ʃʊər(ə)ns] or [ə'ʃʊrəns]
Definition
(noun.) freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; 'his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular'; 'after that failure he lost his confidence'; 'she spoke with authority'.
(noun.) a statement intended to inspire confidence; 'the President's assurances were not respected'.
(noun.) a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; 'an assurance of help when needed'; 'signed a pledge never to reveal the secret'.
(noun.) a British term for some kinds of insurance.
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Definition
(n.) The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence.
(n.) The state of being assured; firm persuasion; full confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certainty.
(n.) Firmness of mind; undoubting, steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.
(n.) Excess of boldness; impudence; audacity; as, his assurance is intolerable.
(n.) Betrothal; affiance.
(n.) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death.
(n.) Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Security, certainty, conviction, persuasion, pledge of certainty, ground of confidence.[2]. Promise, engagement, word of honor.[3]. Affirmation, assertion, declaration, protestation, asseveration, averment, avowal.[4]. Intrepidity, courage, confidence, firmness, self-reliance.[5]. Boldness, effrontery, brass, impudence, impertinence, presumption, CHEEK, face, front.[6]. (Law.) Insurance.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Arrogance, impudence, boldness, self-confidence, selfreliance, promise,assertion, presumption, effrontery, self-assertion
ANT:Distrust, timidity, bashfulness,[See {[mis^ivin^']?}], self-distrust,consternation
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Examples
- For his observation was constantly confirming Mr. Farebrother's assurance that the banker would not overlook opposition. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- She only felt in his embrace a dear assurance that while he possessed her, he would not despair. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Of course, Worcester, I may trust to this assurance made in your presence? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- No assurance to convey to him, through me, of the continuance of your affection and protection? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- You have my assurance that it left the box. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- In fact I rather liked it, being neither more nor less than a mere woman; but I hate vulgarity or assurance in men. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- It is, I believe, this power of being aggressively active towards the world which gives man a miraculous assurance that the world is something he can make. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- She is innocent, my Elizabeth, said I, and that shall be proved; fear nothing, but let your spirits be cheered by the assurance of her acquittal. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- The summer morn had dawned upon them ere they could travel in full assurance that they held the right path. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Without such assurance I should certainly have left it alone, and bestowed my energy on some other endeavour. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I was really astonished at his assurance. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I said that I did not blame him, or suspect him, or mistrust him, but I wanted assurance of the truth from him. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- What assurance that I might not as well be hurtled to some far-distant star of another solar system, as to Mars? Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The partially-opened door gave opportunity for assurance on this point. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- And I leave this as an assurance to you that my debt will be paid back. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Accept his assurances! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The girl still held Oliver fast by the hand, and continued to pour into his ear, the warnings and assurances she had already imparted. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He was only restored to comparative calmness by repeated assurances of the certainty of discovering the fugitive. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He recalled the émigrés, provided they gave satisfactory assurances to respect the new régime. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Elizabeth was eager with her thanks and assurances of happiness. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Now, George, observed my guardian, as we require no new assurances on your part, so I believe we need give you none on ours. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mr. Maylie took leave of him, with many assurances of his regard and protection. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Edward answers by fresh assurances of secrecy, and again urges on him the necessity of procuring some venison. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I have not a doubt of Mr. Bingley's sincerity, said Elizabeth warmly; but you must excuse my not being convinced by assurances only. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- General Banks gave him assurances that Vicksburg had been surrendered, and General Gardner surrendered unconditionally on the 9th of July. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- By dint of a few more gentle assurances and persuasions, Miss Helstone contrived to soothe the agitated lady. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- We parted with friendly assurances on both sides, and I turned my steps at once to Mr. Wansborough's office in the High Street. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I had the strongest assurances that I should save him; and I did. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- After quieting Lady Glyde by the necessary assurances about her sister, I introduced my friends separately to her presence. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He was so very solicitous on this head that Mr. Woodcourt gave him the strongest assurances that he did him no injustice. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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