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: full of conviction : certain

confident that conditions will improve

: having or showing assurance and self-reliance

a confident young businessman

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If you find yourself unsure whether you should choose confident or confidant don’t feel bad; confidant comes to English from the French word confident, and when the word first entered our language it was often spelled that way, rather than as confidant. The difference is quite simple: confidant is a noun (meaning «a person in whom you confide things»), and confident is an adjective (defined as “having confidence”). You may well be confident in your confidant, but you would not be confidant in your confident.
Although this distinction has not always been observed by writers, confidante is generally used for a female confidant. The word confidant is more frequently used to describe a man, but it may be applied to either gender.

Synonyms

Example Sentences

I am confident about my ability to do the job.

The players seem more relaxed and confident this season.

He has become more confident in his Spanish-speaking skills.

They have a confident air about them.

We are confident that conditions will improve soon.

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin confīdent-, confīdens «trusting in oneself, assured, presumptuous,» from present participle of confīdere «to put trust in, have confidence in, be sure» — more at confide

First Known Use

circa 1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of confident was
circa 1567

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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

(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.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

confident

(ˈkɒnfɪdənt)

adj

1. (foll by: of) having or showing confidence or certainty; sure: confident of success.

2. sure of oneself; bold

3. presumptuous; excessively bold

[C16: from Latin confīdens trusting, having self-confidence, from confīdere to have complete trust in; see confide]

ˈconfidently adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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

– confident

1. ‘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

– confident

1. ‘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.

Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

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»

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»

sure, 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»

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 Kakutani

capable — (usually followed by `of’) having capacity or ability; «capable of winning»; «capable of hard work»; «capable of walking on two feet»

confident

adjective

1. 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, unconvinced

2. 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

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

confident

adjective

2. Having a firm belief in one’s own powers:

Translations

jistýpřesvědčený

selvsikker

luottavainen

uvjeren

öruggur

確信して

확신하는

prepričan

självsäker

มั่นใจ

tự tin

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

confident

[ˈkɒnfɪdənt] adj

(= self-assured) [person] → sûr(e) de soi, assuré(e); [manner] → assuré(e)
She seems quite confident → Elle a l’air sûre d’elle.

(= certain) → sûr(e)
to be confident (that) … → être sûr(e) que …
I’m confident everything will be okay → Je suis sûr que tout ira bien.
to be confident of sth → être sûr(e) de qch
to be confident about sth → avoir confiance en qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

confident

adj

(= self-assured) → (selbst)sicher; to be in a confident mood → sich seiner sicher fühlen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

confident

[ˈkɒnfɪd/ənt] adj → sicuro/a, fiducioso/a (also self-confident) → sicuro/a (di sé)
to be confident of doing sth/that → essere sicuro di fare qc/che

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

confide

(kənˈfaid) verb

to tell one’s private thoughts to someone. He confided in his brother; He confided his fears to his brother.

confidence (ˈkonfidəns) noun

1. trust or belief in someone’s ability. I have great confidence in you.

2. belief and faith in one’s own ability. She shows a great deal of confidence for her age.

confident (ˈkonfidənt) adjective

having a great deal of trust (especially in oneself). She is confident that she will win; a confident boy.

confidential (konfiˈdenʃəl) adjective

1. secret; not to be told to others. confidential information.

2. trusted to keep secrets. a confidential secretary.

confidentiality (ˈkonfidenʃiˈӕləti) nounˌconfiˈdentially 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.

conˈfiding adjective

trustful.

conˈfidingly adverbin confidence

as a secret; confidentially. He told me the story in (strictest) confidence.

confident

→ واثِق jistý selvsikker selbstsicher σίγουρος seguro, seguro de sí mismo luottavainen sûr de soi uvjeren fiducioso 確信して 확신하는 overtuigd trygg pewny confiante уверенный självsäker มั่นใจ kendine güvenen tự tin 确信的

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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adjective

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.

noun

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Origin of confident

First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin confīdent- (stem of confīdēns), present participle of confīdere.See confide, -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM confident

con·fi·dent·ly, adverbhy·per·con·fi·dent, adjectivehy·per·con·fi·dent·ly, adverbnon·con·fi·dent, adjective

non·con·fi·dent·ly, adverbqua·si-con·fi·dent, adjectivequa·si-con·fi·dent·ly, adverbsu·per·con·fi·dent, adjectivesu·per·con·fi·dent·ly, adverbul·tra·con·fi·dent, adjectiveun·con·fi·dent, adjectiveun·con·fi·dent·ly, adverb

Words nearby confident

confidence interval, confidence level, confidence limits, confidence man, confidence trick, confident, confidente, confidential, confidential communication, confidential informant, confiding

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CONFIDENT VS. CONFIDANT VS. CONFIDANTE

What’s the difference between confident, confidant, and confidante?

Confident is an adjective that means sure of oneself or one’s abilities, or having a high level of certainty about something. Confidant is a noun meaning someone you feel comfortable telling secret or private things to—a person you confide in. The word confidante is a gender-specific form of confidant that’s applied to women.

Very rarely, the word confident can be used as a noun meaning the same thing as confidant, but we’re pretty confident almost no one uses it this way. We’re also sorry to report that there’s a kind of sofa called a confidente that can also be called a confidante, but honestly you’ll be better off if you just forget we ever said anything about it.

Confidant and confidante are borrowed from French, which has grammatical gender, so some words end differently depending on whether they are applied to men or women (with e being the feminine ending). This happens in a few other pairs of words in English, like blond and blonde, though in many cases the term without the e has become largely gender-neutral. This is the case with confidant, which is the more commonly used of the two.

What’s the best way to be confident that you’re using the right word? Just remember that the ending of both confidant and confidante sounds like the more formal pronunciation of aunt—your aunt could be your confidant (as could your commandant, the ending of which also sounds the same).

The ending of confident, on the other hand, sounds like dent.

Here’s an example of confident and confidant used correctly in the same sentence. (The word confidant could be replaced with confidante if you were referring to a woman and wanted to make the term gender-specific.)

Example: I am confident that what I confide to my confidant stays confidential.

Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between confident, confidant, and confidante.

Quiz yourself on confident vs. confidant vs. confidante!

Should confident, confidant, or confidante be used in the following sentence?

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What are other ways to say confident?

The adjective confident means “having strong belief or full assurance.” How does confident compare to synonyms certain, sure, and positive? Find out on Thesaurus.com.

Words related to confident

assured, convinced, positive, sure, upbeat, bold, daring, cocky, self-assured, self-confident, hopeful, sanguine, optimistic, self-reliant, counting on, expectant, secure, cocksure, dauntless, intrepid

How to use confident in a sentence

People put their money in a bank only because they are very confident that they can get it back if needed.
Whether you’re a novice looking to buff up redeye-making skills or confident making a macchiato, most machines will be able to meet you where you are.
When the testing was over, many recruits said they had been confident they heard a true difference between sick and healthy coughs and sneezes.
The customer made it clear that if we couldn’t develop this capability they’d be less confident in our product.

By the time we had enough years of data to actually test the hypotheses and put out studies that we’re really confident in, there was a really established “Ban the Box” lobby.
Farenthold denies all the allegations and is confident that he will “be cleared of any wrongdoing.”
Somebody else suggests that the evidence is precarious, coming as it does from victims who might not make confident witnesses.
Yet Lohse is confident that the reader will take his actions as the fruits of selfless moral courage.
The friendly aura vanished, her eyes dead, voice robotic and confident she was correct.
They were confident that there would be more votes for it next year.
Things looked anxious for a bit, but by this morning’s dawn all are dug in, cool, confident.
Very trim and strong, and confident he looked, with the glow of youth in his cheeks, and the spark of happiness in his gray eyes.
Each day he was sending serenely confident telegrams to Calcutta and receiving equally reassuring ones from a fatuous Viceroy.
So did my versatile friend, joyously confident in his powers, start on his glorious career as a private detective.
But her sympathy, and her confident belief that Alessandro might yet be found, gave unspeakable cheer to Felipe.

British Dictionary definitions for confident

adjective

(postpositive foll by of) having or showing confidence or certainty; sureconfident of success

sure of oneself; bold

presumptuous; excessively bold

Derived forms of confident

confidently, adverb

Word Origin for confident

C16: from Latin confīdens trusting, having self-confidence, from confīdere to have complete trust in; see confide

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle French confident, from Latin confidens (“confident, i.e. self-confident, in good or bad sense, bold, daring, audacious, impudent”), present participle of confidere (“to trust fully, confide”). See confide.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/, [ˈkʰɒɱ.fə.dn̩t]
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dənt/, [ˈkʰɑɱ.fə.dn̩t]
Hyphenation: con‧fi‧dent

Adjective[edit]

confident (comparative more confident, superlative most confident)

Very sure of something; positive.

I’m pretty confident that she’s not lying, she’s acting normally.

He was confident of success.
Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
(obsolete, in negative sense) Forward, impudent.
- 1775, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Duenna, I.2:
  
  I was rated as the most confident ruffian, for daring to approach her room at that hour of night.

Synonyms[edit]

(self-confident): self-assured

Antonyms[edit]

(self-confident): insecure, self-destructive

[edit]

confidant
confidante
confide
confidence
confidential
e-confident
overconfident
self-confident

Translations[edit]

being very sure of or positive about something

Albanian: please add this translation if you can
Arabic: وَاثِق‎ m (wāṯiq), مُتَأَكِّد‎ (mutaʔakkid)
Armenian: վստահ (hy) (vstah)
Azerbaijani: arxayın
Belarusian: упэ́ўнены (upéŭnjeny), пэ́ўны (be) (péŭny)
Bulgarian: си́гурен (bg) (síguren), уве́рен (bg) (uvéren)
Catalan: confiat
Chinese:

Mandarin: 確信／确信 (zh) (quèxìn)
Czech: jistý (cs) m
Dutch: vol vertrouwen
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: luottavainen (fi), itsevarma (fi)
French: assuré (fr), confiant (fr), sûr (fr)
Georgian: დარწმუნებული (darc̣munebuli)
German: zuversichtlich (de), sicher (de)
Hebrew: בטוח‎ (he) m (bat’uakh), בטוחה‎ f (bet’ukha)
Hungarian: bizakodó (hu), biztos (hu)
Ido: certigeso
Indonesian: yakin (id)
Irish: urrúsach
Italian: fiducioso (it), sicuro (it)
Japanese: 確信した (ja) (かくしんした, kakushin shita)
Khmer: please add this translation if you can
Korean: 확신하다 (ko) (hwaksinhada)
Latvian: pārliecināts
Macedonian: уверен (uveren)
Maori: ngākau titikaha, māia
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Persian: مطمئن‎ (fa) (motma’en)
Plautdietsch: driest
Polish: pewny (pl), pewien (pl), przeświadczony
Portuguese: confiante (pt), seguro (pt) m
Romanian: sigur (ro), încrezător (ro)
Russian: уве́ренный (ru) (uvérennyj)
Scottish Gaelic: cinnteach, deimhinn, misneachail
Slovak: istý
Spanish: confiado (es), seguro de sí mismo
Swedish: trygg (sv)
Thai: มั่นใจ (th) (mân-jai)
Turkish: please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian: впе́внений (vpévnenyj), пе́вний (uk) (pévnyj)
Vietnamese: tự tin (vi)
Winnebago: kiikarahi

Noun[edit]

confident (plural confidents)

Obsolete form of confidant.
- He managed this consultation with exceeding secrecy, admitting only four or five of his confidents, on whom he most relied
- 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), 6th edition, London: […] J[ames] Bettenham, for Jonah Bowyer, […], published 1727, →OCLC:
  
  a certain Lawyer , a great Confident of the Rebels

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.fi.dɑ̃/

Noun[edit]

confident m (plural confidents, feminine confidente)

confidant

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confidence

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

cōnfīdent

third-person plural future active indicative of cōnfīdō

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French confident.

Noun[edit]

confident m (plural confidenți)

confidant

Declension[edit]

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con•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

confidently

confidence

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.

con•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.

a confidant.

Latin confīdent- (stem of confīdēns), present participle of confīdere. See confide, —ent
1570–80

con′fi•dent•ly, adv.

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.

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 confide

ˈconfidently adv

‘confident‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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confident sequence — доверительная последовательность
confident of victory — уверенный в победе
confident market — рынок с устойчивыми ценами
be quite confident — быть абсолютно уверенным в
confident of success — уверенный в успехе
confident personality — уверенная личность
mutually confident entities — взаимодоверяющие субъекты; взаимодоверяющие объекты
self confident — самоуверенный
self-confident — уверенный в своих силах; уверенный в себе; самоуверенный
theory of confident intervals — теория доверительных интервалов

I feel quite confident about the future.

Я достаточно уверен в своём будущем.

I am confident about my ability to do the job.

Я уверен, что способен выполнить эту работу.

We are confident we have done nothing wrong.

Мы уверены, что мы не сделали ничего дурного.

The company is confident of success.

Компания уверена в успехе.

She entered the room with a confident stride.

Она вошла в комнату уверенным шагом (уверенной походкой).

The players seem more relaxed and confident this season.

В этом сезоне игроки выглядят более спокойными и уверенными в себе.

Abigail walked to the microphone, poised and confident.

Абигейл подошла к микрофону, хладнокровная и уверенная в себе.

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They have a confident air about them.

The players are all in a confident mood.

She has become noticeably more confident.

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V. iv.8 (521,1) the confident tyrant/Keeps still in Dunsinane, and will endure/Our setting down before’t] He was _confident_ of success; so ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

Tom Quinn, a longtime political adviser, said Mr. Brown began the term confident that what had worked before would again. ❋ By ADAM NAGOURNEY (2011)

On top, her expression confident, Sumi lowered her head. ❋ Allison Hobbs (2009)

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive — Palin confident she can outrun Obama « — Blogs from CNN. com ❋ Unknown (2009)

National Democrats remain confident in Sestak’s chances. ❋ Chris Cillizza (2010)

We remain confident about our future and believe that we are on track to achieve our medium-term goals, Mr. Grubel said in a statement. ❋ Katharina Bart (2010)

This one, I am confident, is definitely the Jantar Mantar in Jaipur. ❋ Unknown (2009)

More confident is a good way to describe the president’s mood when it comes to the overall economic outlook; extraordinarily cautious — his choice of words when looking at the economy from the perspective the matters most of everyday Americans. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So confident is he, moreover, of the particular kind of beautiful object that is the focus of his fair, that since last year’s fair, he has extended invitations to galleries specializing in Modern Art. This autumn, he has added those specializing in Tribal Arts. A magnificent Middle-Period Benin bronze head, for instance, will be available from Entwistle Gallery. ❋ Emma Crichton-Miller (2010)

«We remain confident that the law ultimately will be upheld.» ❋ Janet Adamy (2010)

And romantic it certainly was — the fog, like the grey shadow of infinite mystery, brooding over the whirling speck of earth; and men, mere motes of light and sparkle, cursed with an insane relish for work, riding their steeds of wood and steel through the heart of the mystery, groping their way blindly through the Unseen, and clamouring and clanging in confident speech the while their hearts are heavy with incertitude and fear. ❋ Unknown (2010)

«We remain confident about our future and believe that we are on track to achieve our medium-term goals.» ❋ By FRANK JORDANS (2010)

«We remain confident, based upon past benchmarking activities, that our testing and standards are similar to or exceed those of most major large volume buyers,» AMS chief Pegg says. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Over confident is the correct term ….. weak and naive Obama understands nothing about war, he only knows how to spend money we don’t have. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sophomore tight end Colter Phillips and sophomore linebacker LaRoy Reynolds said Monday that they remain confident in Verica as both a leader and a quarterback. ❋ Steve Yanda (2010)

Firstly, always remain confident and resolute when addressing someone who you believe has wronged you. ❋ Unknown (2009)

«We remain confident in the safety and nutrition of our products, and we are in the process of responding to the letter and providing the additional information FDA requested,» the company said. ❋ Jennifer Corbett Dooren (2010)

«We remain confident in the efficacy and safety profile of Qnexa demonstrated in the clinical development program and look forward to continue working with the FDA towards the approval for the treatment of obesity,» Leland Wilson, chief executive officer of Vivus, said in a statement. ❋ Jennifer Corbett Dooren (2010)

«We remain confident that (McDonald’s) can sustain global operating momentum in the balance of 2010,» Baird analyst David Tarantino told investors in a research note. ❋ Unknown (2010)

«I’m [brave],I’m confident,I’m strong,[I won’t] [give up] ❋ DerpyUnicorn (2016)

Person #1: «Look that dude can just talk to [any girl] without even [stuttering].»
Person #2: «Yeah, he’s hella confident.»
Person #1: «I know, I wish I had [that much] confidence.» ❋ Dubiks (2018)

ima go talk to this fine bitch(hey [was sup] [baby gurl] i think ur cute)
and if she likes it u shell go with the flow back but confident mean not bein shy just bein down to talk to a girl like if shes aint shit to u but u just wanna talk to her like [mack it] on her or some shit u know.. lol well confident basickly mean not bein shy and just bein urself and talking to her like nothing just bein down and not shy i guess im not sure lol but its like dat u know what i mean jelly bean well add me on mahspace sexy ladies ill tell u more ❋ From Drowzy LokZ 323 Fair Fax (2008)

[Dang], [Alexandra] [sure] has confidence.💘 ❋ Xx. -A. (2016)

*[example] of confidence*
I’m doing [my best] and [don’t give a fuck] what anyone thinks. ❋ Dubiks (2018)

[Couples] should [confide] in [each other] ❋ Engo23 (2013)

Cookie on #Empire is [Luscious’s] [confidant], She went to jail for her family and never [snitched]. ❋ TheTechTycoon (2015)

confidence is [sexy].
confidence is sexy.
confidence is sexy. ❋ Absolut Attitude (2005)

“Wow, [I hate school], i mean my friends did say that that [skiving] is good, [meh], I’ll be confident!” ❋ Type Something Here (2019)

Girl 1: «Hey, that guy who sits [behind you] in math?»
Girl 2: «What about him?»
Girl 1: «I think he’s kinda cute»
Girl 2: «Ugh but he’s so shy and quiet! Zero confidence. I wouldn’t give him a chance.»
The next day
Girl 2: «Oh look! there’s that hot guy [Trev]! I soooo want him!»
Girl 1: «Go [ask him] out»
Girl 2: «Jeez that’s intimidating! I’ll just give him a smile and wait till he asks ME out» ❋ Biomeanace (2010)

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If you’re confident you are sure about something, someone, or yourself. He was confident he could keep his balance and cross the river on the skinny log, but he wasn’t so confident that the log was strong enough to hold him.

Confident is often a word of assurance. Someone may ask, «Are you sure that’s the right way to do it?» and then, just to be assured, they might say, «So, you’re confident that’s the right wire to cut so the bomb doesn’t blow?» Being really sure of something or being sure of yourself is being confident. «He held his head high, but not in an arrogant or show-off way; he was just confident about who he was. He liked himself.»

Definitions of confident

adjective

having or marked by confidence or assurance

“a
confident speaker”

“a
confident reply”

“his manner is more
confident these days”

“confident of fulfillment”

Synonyms:

assured

marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence

cocksure, overconfident, positive

marked by excessive confidence

reassured

having confidence restored; freed from anxiety

self-assured, self-confident

showing poise and confidence in your own worth
adjective

not liable to error in judgment or action

synonyms:

sure-footed, surefooted

capable

(usually followed by `of’) having capacity or ability
adjective

persuaded of; very sure

“was
confident he would win”

synonyms:

convinced, positive

certain, sure

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

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Commonly confused words

confident / confidant(e)

Confident is how you feel on a good hair day, but a confidant is the person you tell when you’re secretly wearing a wig. It’s no wonder that these words are so easily confused: they were once both confident.

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confident

1. [ʹkɒnfıd(ə)nt]

1. друг, пользующийся доверием

2. = confidant

2. [ʹkɒnfıd(ə)nt]

1. уверенный

confident manner — уверенная манера

confident of victory [of success] — уверенный в победе [в успехе]

he is confident that everything will go well — он уверен, что всё будет хорошо

2. самоуверенный, самонадеянный

confident smile — самоуверенная улыбка

confident bearing — осанка уверенного в себе человека

a very confident young man — весьма самонадеянный молодой человек

Новый большой англо-русский словарь.
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confident — confident, ente [ kɔ̃fidɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] n. • av. 1630; it. confidente, lat. confidens « confiant » 1 ♦ Personne qui reçoit les plus secrètes pensées de qqn. Mon ami et mon confident. Être le confident des secrets, des projets de qqn. Un confident… … Encyclopédie Universelle
confident — CONFIDÉNT, Ă, confidenţi, te, s.m. şi f. Persoană căreia i se fac confidenţe; p. ext. prieten. – Din fr. confident, lat. confidens, ntis. Trimis de Joseph, 22.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 CONFIDÉNT s. 1. intim, (înv.) tainic. (confident al domni… … Dicționar Român
confident — confident, ente (kon fi dant, dan t ) s. m. et f. 1° Celui, celle à qui l on fait la confidence de ses secrets, de ses pensées intimes. • Apprends, ma confidente, apprends à me connaître, CORN. Rodog. II, 2. • Je te fis après lui mon plus… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d’Émile Littré
confident — CONFIDENT, ENTE. sub. Celui, celle à qui l on confie ses plus secrètes pensées. C est son confident. C est sa confidente. Il étoit le confident de toute l intrigue. Il fut trahi par son confident. Confident discret. Sa plus chère confidente. On… … Dictionnaire de l’Académie Française 1798
confident — confident, assured, sanguine, sure, presumptuous arecomparable as applied to a person or to his temperament, looks, manner, acts, or utterances with the meaning not inhibited by doubts, fears, or a sense of inferiority. Confident may imply a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
confident — Confident, [confid]ente. s. Celuy à qui l on confie ses plus secrettes pensées. C est son confident. c est sa confidente. il estoit le confident de toute l intrigue. il fut trahi par son confident. confident discret, sa plus chere confidente … Dictionnaire de l’Académie française
confident — [kän′fə dənt] adj. 1. full of confidence; specif., a) assured; certain [confident of victory] b) sure of oneself; self confident; bold [a confident manner] 2. Obs. trustful; confiding n. CONFIDANT SYN. SURE … English World dictionary
confident — (adj.) 1570s, self reliant, sure of oneself, from M.Fr. confident, from L. confidentem (nom. confidens) firmly trusting, reliant, self confident, bold, daring, prp. of confidere (see CONFIDENCE (Cf. confidence)). Related: Confidently … Etymology dictionary
Confident — Con fi*dent, n. See {Confidant}. South. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confident — index assertive, categorical, certain (fixed), certain (positive), definite, dogmatic, indubious … Law dictionary
confident — [adj1] certain, assured bet on*, bold, brave, cocksure, convinced, counting on, courageous, dauntless, depending on, expectant, expecting, fearless, having faith in, high*, hopeful, intrepid, positive, presuming, presumptuous, puffed up*, pushy,… … New thesaurus

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Britannica Dictionary definition of CONFIDENT

[more confident; most confident]

having a feeling or belief that you can do something well or succeed at something

having confidence

The class made me more confident (about myself).
a confident young businesswoman
I am confident about my ability to do the job.
The players seem more relaxed and confident this season.
He has become more confident in his Spanish-speaking skills.

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see also overconfident, self-confident

showing that you have confidence

a confident smile
They have a confident air about them.
His voice sounded confident.

not used before a noun

certain that something will happen or that something is true

We are confident that conditions will improve soon.
He seemed confident of success. [=sure that he would succeed]

“I know the answer,” she said confidently.
We can confidently state that the product is safe.

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