sureness

noun

sure·​ness

plural -es

: the quality or state of being sure : certainty, confidence

impeccable sureness of hand

—Laurence Binyon

sureness of purpose and steadiness of gait

—O. E. Rölvaag

Word History

Etymology

Middle English surnes, from sur sure + -nes -ness

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