"sureness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃʊənəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʃɔːnəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʃʊɹnəs/ [US], /ˈʃoːnəs/ [General-Australian], /ˈʃoːnɘs/ [New-Zealand] Forms: surenesses [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)nəs Etymology: From Middle English surenes; equivalent to sure + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|surenes}} Middle English surenes, {{suffix|en|sure|ness}} sure + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sureness (countable and uncountable, plural surenesses)
  1. (uncountable) The property of being sure, certainty. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-sureness-en-noun-V7YAWpQD
  2. (uncountable) The property of being sure, deft, confident of ability. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-sureness-en-noun-L~uFY3F1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 66 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 6 72 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 71 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 89 7
  3. (countable, rare) The result or product of being sure. Tags: countable, rare
    Sense id: en-sureness-en-noun-kdJy4iaf

Inflected forms

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