sureness

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sureness

/ˈʃʊənəs/ UK
/ˈʃɔːnəs/ UK
/ˈʃʊɹnəs/ US
/ˈʃoːnəs/ Australia
/ˈʃoːnɘs/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)nəs

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From Middle English surenes; equivalent to sure + -ness.

noun surenesses

uncountable The property of being sure, certainty. His sureness was born of having looked it up in a reputable reference book.
uncountable The property of being sure, deft, confident of ability. The surgeon's sureness was the result of long study in school and long practice in the operating room, never did he hesitate and never was there a mis-move.
countable, rare The result or product of being sure.

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@misc{sureness_2026,
  title = {sureness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sureness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}