self-confidence

[ self-kon-fi-duhns, self- ]

/ ˌsɛlfˈkɒn fɪ dəns, ˈsɛlf- /

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noun

realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.

excessive or inflated confidence in one's own judgment, ability, etc.

OTHER WORDS FOR self-confidence

1 assurance, self-possession, self-respect, poise.

2 conceit, self-esteem.

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Also self-as·sur·ance

[self-uh-shoor-uhns, self-] /ˈsɛlf əˈʃʊər əns, ˌsɛlf-/ .

Origin of self-confidence

First recorded in 1630–40

OTHER WORDS FROM self-confidence

self-con·fi·dent, adjectiveself-con·fi·dent·ly, adverb

Words nearby self-confidence

self-complacent, self-composed, self-conceit, self-concept, self-confessed, self-confidence, self-congratulation, self-conscious, self-consecration, self-consequence, self-consistent

How to use self-confidence in a sentence

Mailer would argue, for example, that timidity does more harm to the novelist than donning a mask of extreme self-confidence.
Mailer’s Letters Pack a Punch and a Surprising Degree of Sweetness|Ronald K. Fried|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She says a lack of self-confidence is one of the major reasons a student drops out of English classes.
She Gives the Gift of Language|Bobby Blanchard|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Was that self-confidence something you were born with, or something you had to reach?
Jessica Alba on 'Sin City,' Typecasting, and How Homophobia Pushed Her Away From the Church|Marlow Stern|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It also tends to take economic self-confidence and independence to actually be able to hold governments to account.
Why Democracy Will Struggle In The Arab World In 2014|Balint Szlanko|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He caught my eye and grinned, full of self-confidence and charm and not the least bit embarrassed.
In Palestinian Theater's New York Performance, the Play After the Play is the Thing|Lisa Goldman|September 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Rapidity of action and a self-confidence which on the battlefield never felt itself beaten were the cause of Murat's success.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The man who has seen gains self-confidence and the prestige of his subject when he encounters others who have only heard and read.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
But his will was firm, for by this time his self-confidence and love of his art had taken firm root.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
"Look higher," jeered Molly, her self-confidence returning, as she realized their uncertainty.
In the Onyx Lobby|Carolyn Wells
Her implicit belief in and obedience to him have increased his self-confidence into a dogmatic assertion of infallibility.
At Last|Marion Harland

British Dictionary definitions for self-confidence

self-confidence

noun

confidence in one's own powers, judgment, etc

Derived forms of self-confidence

self-confident, adjectiveself-confidently, adverb

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