confident
[ kon-fi-duhnt ]
noun
a confidant.
Origin of confident
1Other words for confident
Opposites for confident
Other words from confident
- con·fi·dent·ly, adverb
- hy·per·con·fi·dent, adjective
- hy·per·con·fi·dent·ly, adverb
- non·con·fi·dent, adjective
- non·con·fi·dent·ly, adverb
- qua·si-con·fi·dent, adjective
- qua·si-con·fi·dent·ly, adverb
- su·per·con·fi·dent, adjective
- su·per·con·fi·dent·ly, adverb
- ul·tra·con·fi·dent, adjective
- un·con·fi·dent, adjective
- un·con·fi·dent·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with confident
- confidant, confidante, confident
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British Dictionary definitions for confident
confident
/ (ˈkɒnfɪdənt) /
adjective
(postpositive foll by of) having or showing confidence or certainty; sure: confident of success
sure of oneself; bold
presumptuous; excessively bold
Origin of confident
1C16: from Latin confīdens trusting, having self-confidence, from confīdere to have complete trust in; see confide
Derived forms of confident
- confidently, adverb
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