self-confidence

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

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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.

Origin of self-confidence

First recorded in 1630–40

Related formsself-con·fi·dent, adjectiveself-con·fi·dent·ly, adverb

Synonyms for self-confidence

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1. assurance, self-possession, self-respect, poise. 2. conceit, self-esteem.

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Related Words for self-confident

self-assured, fearless, self-reliant, poised, assured, know-it-all, sanguine, hotdog, hotshot, undoubtful

Examples from the Web for self-confident

Contemporary Examples of self-confident

Strong and self-confident middle classes are usually considered to be the most important prerequisite for democracy to work well.
Why Democracy Will Struggle In The Arab World In 2014
Balint Szlanko
January 12, 2014
But now we have a more, uh, self-confident right wing, and consequently we have a new and different calculus.
Romney and the Right-Wing Shakedown
Michael Tomasky
March 20, 2012
Expansive, amused, irresistibly self-confident, self-deprecating.
A Eulogy for Marie Colvin
Katrina Heron
March 14, 2012
In the June debate in New Hampshire, Michele Bachmann made a splash with her energetic, zesty, self-confident performance.
The Debate Losers: All Eight GOP Candidates
Michael Medved
August 12, 2011
And the self-confident Bush has not disappeared from the scene.
George Bush's Book Will Offend the Right
Matt Latimer
November 10, 2010

Historical Examples of self-confident

It was wonderful to see the change in the strong, self-confident girl's manner.
The Bacillus of Beauty
Harriet Stark
His kind is too arrogant, too self-confident to have recourse to untruth.
Scaramouche
Rafael Sabatini
Self-confident and free from doubts, fame will be his in the state and fame be his in his home.
The Sayings Of Confucius
Confucius
In another she had grown to womanhood and self-confident power.
The Forester's Daughter
Hamlin Garland
"I saw him myself," replied the man with a self-confident smile of derision.
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy

British Dictionary definitions for self-confident

self-confidence

noun

confidence in one's own powers, judgment, etc

Derived Formsself-confident, adjectiveself-confidently, adverb

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Word Origin and History for self-confident

adj.

1610s, from self- + confident. Related: self-confidently.

self-confidence

also self confidence, 1650s, from self- + confidence.