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单词	cocksureness
释义	cocksure adjective cock·​sure ˈkäk-ˈshu̇r  1 : feeling perfect assurance sometimes on inadequate grounds 2 : marked by overconfidence or presumptuousness : cocky cocksurely adverb cocksureness noun Synonyms arch audacious bold bold-faced brash brassbound brassy brazen brazen-faced cheeky cocky fresh impertinent impudent insolent nervy sassy saucy wise See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences you're always so cocksure about everything Recent Examples on the Web From the start, Mr. Koecher was at once brilliant and hard to take—cocksure and certain that he was destined for great things. Edward Kosner, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 Amid the cocksure bravado of the adventure-sports world, fluidity is read as weakness. Alison Van Houten, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2020 So cocksure are they, even their hair seems to swagger. San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2022 Craig Kilborn, the fratty cocksure original host of The Daily Show, had gotten his big call-up from CBS to host the late-night slot following David Letterman’s, which was one of two jobs Stewart didn’t get. Devin Gordon, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2022 After the evacuation, the four Brits were skewered as irresponsible and cocksure by Icelanders and media outlets around the world. Devon O’neil, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2016 Sharp has other critics around the league; some are put off by his cocksure demeanor, and resent his habit of making bold strategic assertions without sufficient data to back them up. Danny Funt, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2022 Even as a youth, Mellencamp had a reputation for being petulant and cocksure. Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022 Tom Barrack snowed them, by projecting an earnestness and a cocksure confidence in his own knowingness that television finds irresistible. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2021 See More Word History Etymology probably from cock entry 1 + sure First Known Use 1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1 cocksureness noun as in certainty 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 Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance certainty confidence assurance conviction certitude assuredness satisfaction sureness positiveness dogmatism surety authoritarianism resoluteness purposefulness decisiveness doubtlessness face firmness determination resolution resolve Antonyms & Near Antonyms uncertainty doubt irresolution incertitude indecisiveness hesitation hesitancy incredulity anxiety disbelief nonconfidence unbelief concern distrust suspicion mistrust misgiving See More
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