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Cocksureness - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
Definitions of cocksureness. noun. total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant. synonyms: certitude, overconfidence. certainty. www.vocabulary.com
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cocksureness - Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
a state of mind in which one is free from doubt; the cocksureness with which he presented his investment scheme convinced others to jump in. www.merriam-webster.com
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COCKSURENESS definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
noun the quality of being overconfident or arrogant. The word cocksureness is derived from cocksure, shown below. www.collinsdictionary.com
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cocksureness
ˌcockˈsureness [f. prec. + -ness.] Confident certainty; generally with the implication of being over-sure.1878 Fraser's Mag. XVIII. 510 The fluency and the ‘cock-sure-ness’ which are rarely found in perfection in any one but an Irish Protestant. 1882 H. Quilter in Contemp. Rev. Feb. 279 The cocksure... Oxford English Dictionary
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COCKSURE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
cocksureness noun. Synonyms. cocky · wise · impudent · insolent · brazen · bold · fresh · brash · sassy · brassy · cheeky · assertive · blunt · defiant · saucy ... www.merriam-webster.com
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cocksureness - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
cocksureness (usually uncountable, plural cocksurenesses). the state or condition of being cocksure. Translations. en.wiktionary.org
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Maynard M. Metcalf
There was no cocksureness in him. Instead he was rather cautious and deprecatory and sometimes he halted and confessed his ignorance. wikipedia.org
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cocksureness - VDict
cocksureness ▷ ; refers to a strong ; feeling of certainty ; about something, often ; more than what the situation ; actually supports. It ... vdict.com
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COCKSURENESS in Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 Steps ...
1. cocksureness. BB Bill's Story, pp.5-6 Some time passed, and confidence began to be replaced by cocksureness. www.164andmore.com
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cocksureness, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
The earliest known use of the noun cocksureness is in the 1870s. OED's earliest evidence for cocksureness is from 1878, in Fraser's Magazine. cocksureness is ... www.oed.com
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COCKSURENESS - 12 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English
These are words and phrases related to cocksureness. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. SELF-CONFIDENCE. Synonyms. dictionary.cambridge.org
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COCKSURE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
cocksureness noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of cocksure. First recorded in 1510–20; cock + sure. Discover More. Word History and Origins. www.dictionary.com
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cock-sure
cock-sure, a. (adv.) (kɒkˈʃʊə(r)) [According to the regular force of similar formations, e.g. stone-deaf, clay-cold, dog-sick, dirt-cheap, coal-black, etc., the sense ought to be ‘as sure as a cock’. The conjecture that there is some allusion to cockish, cocky, with reference to ‘pert self-confidenc... Oxford English Dictionary
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plerophory
plerophory Now rare. (plɪˈrɒfərɪ) [ad. Gr. πληροϕορία (Heb. vi. 11, x. 22, etc.) fullness of assurance, f. *πληροϕόρος bringing satisfaction, f. πλήρης full, satisfied + -ϕόρος bearing; cf. πληροϕορεῖν to bring full measure, satisfy fully.] Full assurance or certainty. (Common in 17th c. in theologi... Oxford English Dictionary
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Joy Davidman
All my defenses – all the walls of arrogance and cocksureness and self-love behind which I had hid from God – went down momentarily – and God came in." wikipedia.org
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