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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•fi•dent /ˈkɑnfɪdənt/USA pronunciation adj. - having full assurance;
sure;
certain: [be + ~ + of][be + ~]He was confident of success.[~ + (that) clause]He was confident (that) they would succeed. - sure of oneself;
self-confident:a confident performer.
con•fi•dent•ly, adv.: I confidently expected him to do the job. confident is an adjective, confidently is an adverb, confidence is a noun:He was confident that he would get the job. He walked confidently into the room, prepared for the interview. He has a lot of confidence in his abilities. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•fi•dent (kon′fi dənt),USA pronunciation adj. - having strong belief or full assurance;
sure:confident of fulfillment. - sure of oneself;
having no uncertainty about one's own abilities, correctness, successfulness, etc.;
self-confident;
bold:a confident speaker. - excessively bold;
presumptuous. - [Obs.]trustful or confiding.
n. - a confidant.
- Latin confīdent- (stem of confīdēns), present participle of confīdere. See confide, -ent
- 1570–80
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged certain, positive. See sure.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged self-reliant, assured, intrepid.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged modest, diffident.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: confident /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ adj - (postpositive) followed by of: having or showing confidence or certainty; sure: confident of success
- sure of oneself; bold
- presumptuous; excessively bold
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin confīdens trusting, having self-confidence, from confīdere to have complete trust in; see confideˈconfidently adv |