confidence — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Self-assurance.

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   Examples

   He entered the ring with confidence.

2. A feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith.

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   She had confidence it would soon end.

   I reposed a great deal of confidence in his judgment.

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   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.

   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.

   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.

3. Information held in secret; a piece of information shared but to thence be kept in secret.

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   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.

4. Boldness; presumption.

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Noun

1. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

   Synonyms

   assuranceself-assuranceself-confidenceauthoritysureness

   Broader terms

   certainty

   Examples

   his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular

   after that failure he lost his confidence

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   she spoke with authority

2. a feeling of trust (in someone or something)

   Antonyms

   diffidence

   Broader terms

   security

   Examples

   I have confidence in our team

   confidence is always borrowed, never owned

3. a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable

   Broader terms

   hopefulness

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   public confidence in the economy

4. a trustful relationship

   Synonyms

   trust

   Broader terms

   friendshipfriendly relationship

   Examples

   he took me into his confidence

   he betrayed their trust

5. a secret that is confided or entrusted to another

   Broader terms

   secret

   Examples

   everyone trusted him with their confidences

   the priest could not reveal her confidences