confident
[ kon-fi-duhnt ]
/ ˈkɒn fɪ dənt /
adjective
having strong belief or full assurance; sure: confident of fulfillment.
sure of oneself; having no uncertainty about one's own abilities, correctness, successfulness, etc.; self-confident; bold: a confident speaker.
excessively bold; presumptuous.
Obsolete. trustful or confiding.
noun
a confidant.
SYNONYMS FOR confident
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Origin of confident
synonym study for confident
1. See sure.
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British Dictionary definitions for confident
confident
/ (ˈkɒnfɪdənt) /
adjective
(postpositive foll by of) having or showing confidence or certainty; sureconfident of success
sure of oneself; bold
presumptuous; excessively bold
Derived forms of confident
confidently, adverbWord Origin for confident
C16: from Latin confīdens trusting, having self-confidence, from confīdere to have complete trust in; see confide
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