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selfsecure

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From self- + secure, probably a calque of German selbstsicher (“selfsecure, self-assured, self-confident”). Compare also Dutch zelfzeker, zelfverzekerd (“selfsecure, confident”).

adjective more selfsecure · most selfsecure · self-secure

Secure in oneself; self-assured; self-confident. Friendliness and gentleness also apply to self. Children who learn to be gentle and tolerant with themselves grow up to be less stressed and more relaxed and selfsecure.
Secure on one's own; self-reliant; self-sustaining. Haynes's formulation all but conflated middle-class status with moral integrity, as he implied that by their nature, the better classes were more selfsecure.

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@misc{selfsecure_2026,
  title = {selfsecure},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/selfsecure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}