noun

1. firm belief; trust; reliance
2. the fact of being or feeling certain; assurance
3. belief in one's own abilities; self-confidence
4. a relationship as confidant take me into your confidence
5. the belief that another will keep a secret; assurance of secrecy told in strict confidence
6. something told as a secret
7. Bible object of trust: Prov. 3:26

Etymology: ME < L confidentia < confidens, prp. of confide

adjective