Nearby Words
Assurance Auto Insurance assurance.usautoinsurancenow.com Get Cheapest Assurance Insurance Online - Low Rates from $15/Month!
Assurances Definition Dictionary.com Find Definitions For Any Word.Get Your Free Dictionary.com Toolbar.
Ads
noun
1.
a positive declaration intended to give confidence: He received assurances of support for the project.
2.
promise or pledge; guaranty; surety: He gave his assurance that the job would be done.
3.
full confidence; freedom from doubt; certainty: to act in the assurance of success.
4.
freedom from timidity; self-confidence; belief in one's abilities: She acted with speed and assurance.
5.
EXPANDpresumptuous boldness; impudence.
6.
COLLAPSEChiefly British. insurance.
Related forms
pre·as·sur·ance, noun
Synonyms
2. warranty, oath. 3. See trust. 4. See confidence. 5. effrontery, impertinence, nerve, cheek.
2. warranty, oath. 3. See trust. 4. See confidence. 5. effrontery, impertinence, nerve, cheek.
Antonyms
3–5. uncertainty.
3–5. uncertainty.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To assurances
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Assurances
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
assurance
late 14c., "certainty," from O.Fr. asseurance (11c., Mod.Fr. assurance) "assurance, promise, truce, certainty," from asseurer (see assure). Meaning "promise, pledge" in Eng. is from late 14c. The word had a negative tinge 18c., often suggesting impudence or presumption.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Matching Quote
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.