assuredness

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assured +‎ -ness

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assuredness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being assured.
    Synonym: certainty
    Near-synonyms: assurance, guarantee
    • 2012 April 9, Mandeep Sanghera, “Tottenham 1 - 2 Norwich”, in BBC Sport[1]:
      A lack of assuredness in defence, with Spurs missing holding midfielder Scott Parker, also did not help the home side and Norwich took advantage to score the winner.

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