assurance.

1. Confidence in one's judgment, ability, or expectations.

2. A statement or promise intended to remove doubt or concern.

3. Insurance covering an event expected to occur, especially death.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• quiet assurance
• speak with assurance

On the page

She answered the hostile questions with quiet assurance.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, description. Commonness: moderately common.