Surefooted — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not liable to stumble or fall

not liable to error in judgment or action; - Walter Lippman; - Michiko Kakutani

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈʊɹfʊɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈʊəfʊtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈʊəfʊtɪd/

4 syllables Say it as /ʃˈʊɹfʊɾᵻd/.

Examples

on surefooted donkeys
most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression
demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

footsure sure-footed confident

Parts of Speech

adjective	not liable to stumble or fall “on surefooted donkeys”
adjective	not liable to error in judgment or action; - Walter Lippman; - Michiko Kakutani “most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

trittsicher

Es besteht keine Gefahr des Stolperns oder Herunterfallens

🇫🇷French

au pied sûr

non susceptible de trébucher ou de tomber

🇪🇸Spanish

de pie firme

no propenso a tropezar o caer

🇮🇹Italian

passo sicuro

non soggetto a inciampare o cadere

🇳🇱Dutch

vastberaden

niet vatbaar voor struikelen of vallen

🇵🇹Portuguese

seguro

não é passível de tropeçar ou cair

🇷🇺Russian

уверенный

не подвержен спотыканию или падению

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निश्चिन्त

ठोकर खाने या गिरने का खतरा नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

নিশ্চিত পায়ে

হোঁচট খেতে বা পড়ে যাওয়ার জন্য দায়ী নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதியான

தடுமாறவோ அல்லது விழுவதற்கோ பொறுப்பல்ல

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖచ్చితముగా

పొరపాట్లు లేదా పడిపోయే బాధ్యత లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

खात्रीने

अडखळणे किंवा पडणे जबाबदार नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાતરીપૂર્વક

ઠોકર ખાવા અથવા પડવા માટે જવાબદાર નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖಚಿತವಾದ

ಮುಗ್ಗರಿಸು ಅಥವಾ ಬೀಳಲು ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರನಾಗಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറപ്പുള്ള

ഇടറാനോ വീഴാനോ ബാധ്യസ്ഥനല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੱਕਾ ਪੈਰ

ਠੋਕਰ ਜਾਂ ਡਿੱਗਣ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

یقینی پاؤں

ٹھوکر کھانے یا گرنے کا ذمہ دار نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脚踏实地

不易绊倒或跌倒

🇯🇵Japanese

確かな足

つまずいたり転んだりしにくい

🇰🇷Korean

확실한

넘어지거나 넘어질 위험이 없음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chắc chắn

không có khả năng vấp ngã hoặc ngã

🇹🇭Thai

มั่นใจ

ไม่อาจสะดุดหรือล้มได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

pasti

tidak mudah tersandung atau terjatuh

🇲🇾Malay

yakin

tidak boleh tersandung atau jatuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مؤكد

غير عرضة للتعثر أو السقوط

🇮🇷Persian

پا مطمئن

مستعد لغزش یا سقوط نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

emin ayaklı

tökezlemek veya düşmek zorunda değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

בטוחה

לא עלולים למעוד או ליפול

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