Dictionary

confidence en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈkɔ̟n.fə.dəns] (New-Zealand)
• kŏn'fĭdəns
• /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• /ˈkɔn.fɪ.dəns/ (Australia)
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• /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dəns/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English confidence, from Latin cōnfīdentia (possibly via Old French confidence), from cōnfīdō (“believe, confide in”) from con- (“with”) + fīdō (“trust”). By surface analysis, confide + ence.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Self-assurance.
   • He entered the ring with confidence.
2. (countable, uncountable) A feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith.
   • It is better to truſt in the Lord : then to put confidence in man. / It is better to truſt in the Lord : then to put confidence in Princes. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 118:8–9:
   • I reposed a great deal of confidence in his judgment.
   • Khedron hesitated for a moment, wondering how far he should take Jeserac into his confidence. He knew that Jeserac was kindly and well-intentioned, but he also knew that he must be bound by the same taboos that controlled everyone on Diaspar. 1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 39:
   • She had confidence it would soon end.
   • But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts. 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion:
3. (countable, uncountable) Information held in secret; a piece of information shared but to thence be kept in secret.
   • In the course of these confidences it became quite plain to me I had been represented to the wife of the high dignitary, and goodness knows to how many more people besides, as an exceptional and gifted creature - a piece of good fortune for the Company - a man you don’t get hold of every day. 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 201:
4. (countable, dated, uncountable) Boldness; presumption.

Forms

Antonyms

shyness (antonym(s) of “self-assurance”) · timidity (antonym(s) of “self-assurance”) · insecurity (antonym(s) of “self-assurance”) · bashfulness (antonym(s) of “self-assurance”)

Deriveds

motion of confidence · confidence vote · motion of no confidence · inconfidence · confidence motion · overconfidence · no-confidence vote · misconfidence · superconfidence · self-confidence · confidence and supply · vote of no confidence · confidence trickster · nonconfidence · vote of confidence · e-confidence · confidence game · unconfidence · no-confidence motion · confidence trick · underconfidence · confidence level · confidence interval · confidence man · confidence artist · honfidence · confidence limits · confidence course · in confidence

Translations (171)

pt segurança (self-assurance) · mi māia (self-assurance) · la fīdūcia (expression or feeling of certainty) · uk впе́вненість (expression or feeling of certainty) · te భరోసా (self-assurance) · mi māiatanga (self-assurance) · vi tính tự tin (self-assurance) · es confidencia (information held in secret) · bg сигурност (expression or feeling of certainty) · pt confiança (quality of trusting) · he אֱמוּנָה (self-assurance) · it fiducia (expression or feeling of certainty) · fi luottamus (quality of trusting) · cs důvěrnost (information held in secret) · ko 신용 (expression or feeling of certainty) · tl segurado (expression or feeling of certainty) · he בִּטָּחוֹן (self-assurance) · da selvsikkerhed (self-assurance) · th ความมั่นใจ (self-assurance) · el αυτοπεποίθηση (self-assurance) · hi विश्वास (quality of trusting) · cs jistota (expression or feeling of certainty) · got 𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (expression or feeling of certainty) · tr itimat (expression or feeling of certainty) · sv tilltro (expression or feeling of certainty) · vi tự tin (self-assurance) · it confidenza (information held in secret) · ja 信用 (expression or feeling of certainty) · ru уве́ренность (self-assurance) · mi ngākau titikaha (self-assurance) · nn tillit (expression or feeling of certainty) · tr kendine itimat (self-assurance) · ru уве́ренность (expression or feeling of certainty) · fi itseluottamus (self-assurance) · ja 秘密 (information held in secret) · ca confiança (expression or feeling of certainty) · nl vertrouwen (quality of trusting) · it fiducia (quality of trusting) · mi whakamanawatanga (quality of trusting) · ja 信任 (expression or feeling of certainty) · nn tillit (quality of trusting) · cs sebevědomí (self-assurance) · pt confidência (quality of trusting) · hi आत्मविश्वास (self-assurance) · ja 自信 (self-assurance) · nl zelfvertrouwen (self-assurance) · sq besueshmëria (quality of trusting) · cmn 確定性 /确定性 (expression or feeling of certainty) · txb päkwalñe (expression or feeling of certainty) · ko 신임 (expression or feeling of certainty) · es certeza propia (self-assurance) · fr confidence (information held in secret) · sv självsäkerhet (self-assurance) · cmn 心裡話 /心里话 (information held in secret) · it autostima (self-assurance) · es certeza (self-assurance) · gl fiúza (self-assurance) · bg самоуве́реност (self-assurance) · hu bizonyosság (expression or feeling of certainty) · cmn 確定性 /确定性 (quality of trusting) · te నమ్మకము (self-assurance) · el απόρρητο (information held in secret) · mi ngākau titikaha (expression or feeling of certainty) · es certidumbre (expression or feeling of certainty) · hu bizalom (quality of trusting) · az özünəinam (self-assurance) · de Selbstvertrauen (self-assurance) · gl confianza (self-assurance) · ko 확실(確實)함 (quality of trusting) · bg уве́реност (self-assurance) · az etimad be nəfs (self-assurance) · nb tillit (quality of trusting) · ko 확신 (self-assurance) · cmn 秘密 (information held in secret) · fr confiance en soi (self-assurance) · bg поверително съобщение (information held in secret) · de Vertraulichkeit (information held in secret) · ml ആത്മവിശ്വാസം (self-assurance) · de Selbstgewissheit (self-assurance) · sq besim (self-assurance) · oc fisança (expression or feeling of certainty) · it certezza (self-assurance) · mk доверба (expression or feeling of certainty) · pt convicção (expression or feeling of certainty) · bg доверие (quality of trusting) · ko 비밀 (information held in secret) · tr güven (expression or feeling of certainty) · de Selbstvergewisserung (self-assurance) · pl pewność siebie (self-assurance) · sv tilltro (quality of trusting) · ro siguranță de sine (self-assurance) · bg вяра (quality of trusting) · de Zutrauen (quality of trusting) · hi विश्वास (self-assurance) · la confīdentia (self-assurance) · cmn 信任 (expression or feeling of certainty) · sv tillit (quality of trusting) · da fortrolighed (quality of trusting) · hu magabiztosság (self-assurance) · ru самоуве́ренность (self-assurance) · es confidencia (quality of trusting) · el βεβαιότητα (expression or feeling of certainty) · cmn 信心 (self-assurance) · fr assurance (self-assurance) · nb tillit (expression or feeling of certainty) · uk впе́вненість (self-assurance) · gl fiúza (quality of trusting) · fi luottamuksellinen tieto (information held in secret) · tr itimat (quality of trusting) · cs tajemství (information held in secret) · gl confianza (quality of trusting) · tl kumpidensiya (self-assurance) · ms keyakinan (self-assurance) · be упэ́ўненасць (self-assurance) · it fiducia (self-assurance) · ja 打ち明け話 (information held in secret) · be самаўпэ́ўненасць (self-assurance) · km ទំនុកទុកចិត្ត (self-assurance) · ca confiança (self-assurance) · la fīdūcia (quality of trusting) · it sicurezza di sé (self-assurance) · fr confiance (quality of trusting) · pt certeza (expression or feeling of certainty) · el εμπιστοσύνη (quality of trusting) · ko 속내 (information held in secret) · ca confidència (information held in secret) · km ទំនុកចិត្ត (self-assurance) · ko 확실성 (quality of trusting) · ko 자신 (self-assurance) · tr teklifsizlik (information held in secret) · ro siguranță (expression or feeling of certainty) · ro confidență (information held in secret) · ga urrúsacht (self-assurance) · tl kumpyansa (self-assurance) · fi luottamus (expression or feeling of certainty) · hi भरोसा (expression or feeling of certainty) · de Vertrauen (quality of trusting) · ja 信頼 (expression or feeling of certainty) · cmn 信賴 /信赖 (expression or feeling of certainty) · cmn 自信 (self-assurance) · fa اعتماد به نفس (self-assurance) · vi sự tự tin (expression or feeling of certainty) · sv förtroende (information held in secret) · es autoconfianza (self-assurance) · vi sự tự tin (self-assurance) · pt confidência (information held in secret) · de Zuversicht (expression or feeling of certainty) · mi māiatanga (expression or feeling of certainty) · tr güven (quality of trusting) · pt confiança (self-assurance) · yue 自信 (self-assurance) · hi भरोसा (self-assurance) · tr öz güven (self-assurance) · hi विश्वास (expression or feeling of certainty) · ba ышаныс (expression or feeling of certainty) · ja 確信 (self-assurance) · ro siguranță (self-assurance) · kk сенімшілік (expression or feeling of certainty) · eo memfido (self-assurance) · ar ثِقَة (self-assurance) · cs důvěra (quality of trusting) · uk самовпе́вненість (self-assurance) · pt convicção (self-assurance) · hu bizalmasság (information held in secret) · ko 신뢰 (expression or feeling of certainty) · cmn 信賴 /信赖 (quality of trusting) · cmn 信任 (quality of trusting) · tr samimiyet (information held in secret) · de Zuversicht (self-assurance) · oc fisança (self-assurance) · sv tillit (expression or feeling of certainty)