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Assuredness

noun
1.
Great coolness and composure under strain.  Synonyms: aplomb, cool, poise, sang-froid.






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"Assuredness" Quotes from Famous Books



... Guides came, and thus the whole corps marched swiftly through the enemy's lines without firing a shot or losing a man. In Sherpur they were warmly welcomed by Sir Frederick Roberts and many old comrades, for, as at the siege of Delhi, the boldness, swiftness, and assuredness of their arrival added heartening and encouraging effect quite out of proportion to the numerical addition to ...
— The Story of the Guides • G. J. Younghusband

... but their several, convenience. Neither side held it treachery to be assailed without a solemn declaration of war. Berreo, as there is no real reason to doubt, though Southey has questioned it, was captured in the town. Ralegh speaks of him as a well descended gentleman, of great assuredness, and of a great heart. He had his defects. He tortured natives, and was so ignorant as not to know east from west. These blemishes of feeling and education did not prevent Ralegh from behaving as a polished English gentleman ...
— Sir Walter Ralegh - A Biography • William Stebbing

... change in Brand's demeanor strengthened her in this conjecture. Something of the spirit of triumph became manifest in his air, his smile was self-confident and in his manner was the assuredness of the man who has won ...
— The Fate of Felix Brand • Florence Finch Kelly



Words linked to "Assuredness" :   cool, calmness, composure, equanimity, assured, poise, calm



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