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confident
having strong belief; sure; certain; self-assured
Not to be confused with:
confidant – a friend to whom secrets are confided (fem. confidante)
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con·fi·dent
(kŏn′fĭ-dənt)adj.
1. Feeling or showing certainty, as of success: was confident that the venture would be profitable.
2. Feeling or showing confidence in oneself; self-assured: a confident driver. See Synonyms at sure.
3. 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
(ˈkɒnfɪdənt)adj
1. (foll by: of) having or showing confidence or certainty; sure: confident of success.
2. sure of oneself; bold
3. presumptuous; excessively bold
[C16: from Latin confīdens trusting, having self-confidence, from confīdere to have complete trust in; see confide]
ˈconfidently adv
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con•fi•dent
(ˈkɒn fɪ dənt)adj.
1. having strong belief or full assurance; sure: confident of success.
2. sure of oneself and one's abilities, correctness, or likelihood of success; self-confident; assured.
3. excessively bold.
4. Obs. trustful.
[1570–80; < Latin confīdent-, s. of confīdēns, present participle of confīdere]
con′fi•dent•ly, adv.
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confidant
– confident1. 'confidant'
Confidant /'kɒnfɪdænt/ is a noun. A confidant is a person who you discuss your private problems and worries with. You use the spelling confidante when the person is a woman.
...Colonel House, a friend and confidant of President Woodrow Wilson.
She became her father's only confidante.
2. 'confident'
Confident /'kɒnfɪdənt/ is an adjective. If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want.
He was confident that the problem with the guidance mechanism could be fixed.
I feel confident about the future of British music.
People who are confident are sure of their own abilities.
... a witty, young and confident lawyer.
His manner is more confident these days.
self-conscious
– confident1. 'self-conscious'
Someone who is self-conscious is easily embarrassed and worries about what other people think of them.
I stood there, feeling self-conscious.
Patrick is self-conscious about his thinness.
2. 'confident'
If someone is sure of their own abilities, qualities, or ideas, you do not say that they are 'self-conscious'. You say that they are confident, self-confident, or self-assured.
...a witty, young and confident lawyer.
She was remarkably self-confident for her age.
His comments were firm and self-assured.
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Adj. | 1. | confident - having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment" |
2. | confident - 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" | |
3. | confident - 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 capable - (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet" |
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confident
adjective
1. certain, sure, convinced, positive, secure, satisfied, counting on I am confident that everything will come out right in time.
certain not sure, uncertain, doubtful, dubious, unsure, unconvinced
certain not sure, uncertain, doubtful, dubious, unsure, unconvinced
2. self-assured, positive, assured, bold, self-confident, self-reliant, self-possessed, sure of yourself, can-do (informal) In time he became more confident and relaxed.
self-assured shy, afraid, scared, nervous, unsure, tentative, insecure, hesitant, self-doubting, jittery, lacking confidence, mousy
self-assured shy, afraid, scared, nervous, unsure, tentative, insecure, hesitant, self-doubting, jittery, lacking confidence, mousy
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confident
adjective1. Having no doubt:
2. Having a firm belief in one's own powers:
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Translations
jistýpřesvědčený
selvsikker
luottavainen
uvjeren
öruggur
確信して
확신하는
prepričan
självsäker
มั่นใจ
tự tin
confident
[ˈkɒnfɪdənt] ADJ [person] → seguro, seguro de sí mismo; [prediction] → hecho con seguridad, hecho con confianza; [performance, smile, reply, manner] → lleno de seguridad, lleno de confianzato be confident that → estar seguro de que
to be confident of doing sth → confiar en hacer algo
he is confident of success → confía en obtener el éxito
to feel or be confident about sth → tener confianza en algo
the prime minister is in confident mood → el primer ministro está lleno de confianza
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
confident
[ˈkɒnfɪdənt] adjCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
confident
adj
(= sure) → überzeugt, zuversichtlich (→ of +gen); look etc → zuversichtlich; to be confident of success or succeeding → vom Erfolg überzeugt sein, zuversichtlich or überzeugt sein, dass man gewinnt; to be/feel confident about something → in Bezug auf etw zuversichtlich sein; it will happen — are you confident? → es wird geschehen — sind Sie davon überzeugt or dessen sicher?; to be confident in somebody/something → Vertrauen zu jdm/etw haben, jdm/einer Sache vertrauen; confident in her love → ihrer Liebe gewiss (geh)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
confident
[ˈkɒnfɪd/ənt] adj → sicuro/a, fiducioso/a (also self-confident) → sicuro/a (di sé)to be confident of doing sth/that → essere sicuro di fare qc/che
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
confide
(kənˈfaid) verb to tell one's private thoughts to someone. He confided in his brother; He confided his fears to his brother.
confidence (ˈkonfidəns) noun1. trust or belief in someone's ability. I have great confidence in you.
2. belief and faith in one's own ability. She shows a great deal of confidence for her age.
confident (ˈkonfidənt) adjective having a great deal of trust (especially in oneself). She is confident that she will win; a confident boy.
confidential (konfiˈdenʃəl) adjective1. secret; not to be told to others. confidential information.
2. trusted to keep secrets. a confidential secretary.
confidentiality (ˈkonfidenʃiˈӕləti) nounˌconfiˈdentially adverb
secretly; not wishing to have the information passed on to anyone else. She could not tell me what he said – he was speaking confidentially.
conˈfiding adjective trustful.
conˈfidingly adverbin confidence
as a secret; confidentially. He told me the story in (strictest) confidence.
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confident
→ واثِق jistý selvsikker selbstsicher σίγουρος seguro, seguro de sí mismo luottavainen sûr de soi uvjeren fiducioso 確信して 확신하는 overtuigd trygg pewny confiante уверенный självsäker มั่นใจ kendine güvenen tự tin 确信的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009