SURER
What does "SURER" mean?
The comparative form of 'sure': more certain, confident, or reliable.
Meanings
- More certain or confident than before or than another. The more she practiced, the surer her footing became.
- More reliable, secure, or dependable. A signed contract is a surer guarantee than a handshake.
Did you know?
- 'Sure' is a worn-down form of 'secure': both come from Latin 'securus', meaning 'free from care' - to be sure is, at root, to be without worry.
Word origin
Comparative of 'sure', from Old French 'sur' and 'seur', from Latin 'securus' (free from care, safe); the '-er' comparative ending is native English.
Remember it
SURER is SURE plus -ER: add the comparative tail and you climb one rung up the ladder of certainty.
A little poem
Each step she took, the ground grew less afraid;
the surer foot is one that's often stayed.
couplet
Wordplay
- Which is the most confident word? Surer - it's sure, only more so.
What it teaches
Certainty grows from rehearsal, not from luck; the surer hand has simply done it before.
Quick facts
What does SURER mean?
The comparative form of 'sure': more certain, confident, or reliable.
Is SURER a valid word?
Yes — SURER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SURER?
SURER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SURER come from?
Comparative of 'sure', from Old French 'sur' and 'seur', from Latin 'securus' (free from care, safe); the '-er' comparative ending is native English.
What can SURER teach us?
Certainty grows from rehearsal, not from luck; the surer hand has simply done it before.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.