sure of oneself



sure of oneself

Self-confident, as in Now that Mary's graduated she's much more sure of herself. This expression uses sure in the sense of "confident" or "secure," a usage dating from the mid-1400s.
See also: of, sure

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Deirbhile-Irish
Adhiambo-Eastern African, Luo
Metodij-Macedonian
Aslan-Turkish, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Chechen, Ingush
Philadelphiafil-ə-DEL-fee-əEnglish (Rare)
Aldegar-Ancient Germanic