Confident

//ˈkɒnfɪdənt// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of confidant. alt-of, obsolete

    "He managed this consultation with exceeding secrecy, admitting only four or five of his confidents, on whom he most relied"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Very sure of something; positive.

    "I'm pretty confident that she's not lying, she's acting normally."

  2. 2
    Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
  3. 3
    Forward, impudent. derogatory, obsolete

    "I was rated as the most confident ruffian, for daring to approach her room at that hour of night."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not liable to error in judgment or action wordnet
  2. 2
    persuaded of; very sure wordnet
  3. 3
    having or marked by confidence or assurance wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
assuredoverconfidentreassuredagapeagogall agog

Example

More examples

"The defense lawyer was confident that he would be able to answer the prosecutor's arguments in his rebuttal."

Etymology

From Middle French confident, from Latin confidens (“confident, i.e. self-confident, in a good or bad sense, bold, daring, audacious, impudent”), present participle of confidere (“to trust fully, confide”). See confide.

Related phrases

e-confidentself-confidentself confident

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