confident

having strong belief; sure; certain; self-assured
Not to be confused with:confidant – a friend to whom secrets are confided (fem. confidante)

con·fi·dent

C0561000 (kŏn′fĭ-dənt)adj.1. Feeling or showing certainty, as of success: was confident that the venture would be profitable.2. Feeling or showing confidence in oneself; self-assured: a confident driver. See Synonyms at sure.3. Obsolete Confiding; trustful.

[Latin cōnfīdēns, cōnfīdent-, present participle of cōnfīdere, to rely on; see confide.]

con′fi·dent·ly adv.

confident

(ˈkɒnfɪdənt) adj1. (foll by: of) having or showing confidence or certainty; sure: confident of success. 2. sure of oneself; bold3. presumptuous; excessively bold[C16: from Latin confīdens trusting, having self-confidence, from confīdere to have complete trust in; see confide] ˈconfidently adv

con•fi•dent

(ˈkɒn fɪ dənt)

adj. 1. having strong belief or full assurance; sure: confident of success. 2. sure of oneself and one's abilities, correctness, or likelihood of success; self-confident; assured. 3. excessively bold. 4. Obs. trustful. [1570–80; < Latin confīdent-, s. of confīdēns, present participle of confīdere] con′fi•dent•ly, adv.

confidant

confident1. 'confidant'

Confidant /'kɒnfɪdænt/ is a noun. A confidant is a person who you discuss your private problems and worries with. You use the spelling confidante when the person is a woman.

...Colonel House, a friend and confidant of President Woodrow Wilson.She became her father's only confidante.2. 'confident'

Confident /'kɒnfɪdənt/ is an adjective. If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want.

He was confident that the problem with the guidance mechanism could be fixed.I feel confident about the future of British music.

People who are confident are sure of their own abilities.

... a witty, young and confident lawyer.His manner is more confident these days.

self-conscious

confident1. 'self-conscious'

Someone who is self-conscious is easily embarrassed and worries about what other people think of them.

I stood there, feeling self-conscious.Patrick is self-conscious about his thinness.2. 'confident'

If someone is sure of their own abilities, qualities, or ideas, you do not say that they are 'self-conscious'. You say that they are confident, self-confident, or self-assured.

...a witty, young and confident lawyer.She was remarkably self-confident for her age.His comments were firm and self-assured.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	confident - having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment"shy, unsure, diffident, timid - lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
	2.	confident - persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win"convinced, positivesure, certain - having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends"
	3.	confident - not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"- Michiko Kakutanisurefooted, sure-footedcapable - (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"

confident

adjective1. certain, sure, convinced, positive, secure, satisfied, counting on I am confident that everything will come out right in time.
certain not sure, uncertain, doubtful, dubious, unsure, unconvinced2. self-assured, positive, assured, bold, self-confident, self-reliant, self-possessed, sure of yourself, can-do (informal) In time he became more confident and relaxed.
self-assured shy, afraid, scared, nervous, unsure, tentative, insecure, hesitant, self-doubting, jittery, lacking confidence, mousy

confident

adjective1. Having no doubt:assured, certain, positive, sure, undoubting.2. Having a firm belief in one's own powers:assured, secure, self-assured, self-confident, self-possessed.

Translations

有信心的确信的

confide

(kənˈfaid) verb to tell one's private thoughts to someone. He confided in his brother; He confided his fears to his brother. 吐露（秘密等），倾诉 confidence (ˈkonfidəns) noun1. trust or belief in someone's ability. I have great confidence in you.信任2. belief and faith in one's own ability. She shows a great deal of confidence for her age.信心confident (ˈkonfidənt) adjective having a great deal of trust (especially in oneself). She is confident that she will win; a confident boy.有信心的confidential (konfiˈdenʃəl) adjective1. secret; not to be told to others. confidential information.机密的2. trusted to keep secrets. a confidential secretary.表示信任或亲密的confidentiality (ˈkonfidenʃiˈӕləti) noun机密性ˌconfiˈdentially adverb secretly; not wishing to have the information passed on to anyone else. She could not tell me what he said – he was speaking confidentially.机密地conˈfiding adjective trustful. 信任别人的conˈfidingly adverb信任别人地in confidence as a secret; confidentially. He told me the story in (strictest) confidence.机密地

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adj self-assured

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adj having no doubt

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adj having a firm belief in one's own powers

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adj having or marked by confidence or assurance

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adj persuaded of

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adj not liable to error in judgment or action

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