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self-confidence - 3 dictionary results

self-con⋅fi⋅dence

[self-kon-fi-duhns, self-]
–noun
1. realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.
2. excessive or inflated confidence in one's own judgment, ability, etc.

Origin:
1630–40


self-con⋅fi⋅dent, adjective
self-con⋅fi⋅dent⋅ly, adverb


1. assurance, self-possession, self-respect, poise. 2. conceit, self-esteem.
self-con·fi·dence   (sělf'kŏn'fĭ-dəns)
n.  Confidence in oneself or one's own abilities: "Without self-confidence we are as babes in the cradle" (Virginia Woolf). See Synonyms at confidence.
self'-con'fi·dent adj., self'-con'fi·dent·ly adv.

Self-confidence

Self`-con"fi*dence\, n. The quality or state of being self-confident; self-reliance.

A feeling of self-confidence which supported and sustained him. --Beaconsfield.
Language Translation for : self-confidence
Spanish: confianza en sí mismo,
German: das Selbstvertrauen,
Japanese: 自信
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