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con·fi·dent

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nt] Pronunciation Key

–adjective

1.	having strong belief or full assurance; sure: confident of fulfillment.

2.	sure of oneself; having no uncertainty about one's own abilities, correctness, successfulness, etc.; self-confident; bold: a confident speaker.

3.	excessively bold; presumptuous.

4.	Obsolete. trustful or confiding.

–noun

5.	a confidant.

[Origin: 1570–80; < L confīdent- (s. of confīdéns), prp. of confīdere. See confide, -ent

]

—Related forms

con·fi·dent·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. certain, positive. See sure. 2. self-reliant, assured, intrepid.

—Antonyms 2. modest, diffident.

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con·fi·dent Audio Help (kŏn'fĭ-dənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Marked by assurance, as of success.
Marked by confidence in oneself; self-assured. See Synonyms at sure.
Very bold; presumptuous.
Obsolete Confiding; trustful.

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

con'fi·dent·ly adv.

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confident
adjective
1.	having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment" [ant: diffident]
2.	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" [syn: convinced]
3.	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

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
confident [ˈkonfidənt] adjective

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

Arabic:	واثِق
Chinese (Simplified):	有信心的
Chinese (Traditional):	有信心的
Czech:	sebejistý; přesvědčený
Danish:	selvsikker
Dutch:	zelfverzekerd
Estonian:	enesekindel
Finnish:	itsevarma, varma
French:	assuré
German:	überzeugt
Greek:	που διαθέτει αυτοπεποίθηση
Hungarian:	magabiztos
Icelandic:	sjálfsöruggur
Indonesian:	yakin
Italian:	fiducioso

Japanese:	自信のある
Korean:	자신이 있는; 자만하는
Latvian:	pašpaļāvīgs; pašapzinīgs
Lithuanian:	savimi pasitikintis
Norwegian:	trygg på, sikker, overbevist om
Polish:	pewny siebie
Portuguese (Brazil):	confiante
Portuguese (Portugal):	confiante
Russian:	самоуверенный
Slovak:	presvedčený, sebaistý
Slovenian:	samozavesten
Spanish:	seguro de sí mismo
Swedish:	säker, trygg, självsäker
Turkish:	kendine güvenen

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Confident

Con`fi*dant"\; 277), n. masc., Confidante \Con`fi*dante"\ (?; 277), n. fem.[F. confident, confidente, formerly also spelt confidant, confidante. See Confide, and cf. Confident.] One to whom secrets, especially those relating to affairs of love, are confided or intrusted; a confidential or bosom friend.

You love me for no other end Than to become my confidant and friend; As such I keep no secret from your sight. --Dryden.

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