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The definition of confident is to be certain about something or feeling sure of yourself and your abilities.

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An example of confident is the way an expert public speaker feels going before a crowd.

See confident in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

full of confidence; specif.,
1. assured; certain: confident of victory
2. sure of oneself; self-confident; bold: a confident manner
Obsolete trustful; confiding

noun

confidant

Related Forms:

confidently adverb

See confident in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Marked by assurance, as of success.
Marked by confidence in oneself; self-assured. See Synonyms at sure.
Very bold; presumptuous.
Obsolete Confiding; trustful.

Origin:

Origin: Latin cōnfīdēns, cōnfīdent-

Origin: , present participle of cōnfīdere, to rely on; see confide

Related Forms:

conˈfi·dent·ly adverb

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