assurance

B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /əˈʃɔːɹəns/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #15258

Meanings

1

noun
A promise or statement meant to make someone feel confident.

He gave us his assurance that the work would be finished on time.
2

noun
A feeling of confidence and certainty.

She spoke with calm assurance in front of the large crowd.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a promise or statement... pledge

2 noun · a feeling of confidence and... sureness

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Forms assurances

Derived forms assurancesnonassurancepreassurancereassuranceself-assuranceunassurance

Etymology

From Middle English assuraunce, from Old French asseürance, from asseürer; as if assure + -ance.

assuraunce Middle English asseurance Old French

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# assurance

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** əˈʃɔːɹəns
**Frequency rank:** 15258

## Meanings
1. A promise or statement meant to make someone feel confident.
2. A feeling of confidence and certainty.

## Examples
- He gave us his assurance that the work would be finished on time.
- She spoke with calm assurance in front of the large crowd.

## Derived Forms
- assurances
- nonassurance
- preassurance
- reassurance
- self-assurance
- unassurance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: assuraunce
- Root: asseurance

## Etymology
From Middle English assuraunce, from Old French asseürance, from asseürer; as if assure + -ance.

## AI Etymology
Assurance is from Middle English assuraunce, from Old French asseürance, from asseürer; as if assure plus -ance. The historical chain also includes Old French asseurance. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as a noun, assurance denotes a promise or statement meant to make someone feel confident and a feeling of confidence and certainty. The same word family continues in derived forms such as assurances, nonassurance, preassurance, and reassurance.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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