Confidence definition
(bible) Object of trust: Prov. 3:26
noun
Belief in one's own abilities; self-confidence.
noun
Something told as a secret.
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Trust or faith in a person or thing.
We are placing our confidence in you to get the job done.
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Firm belief; trust; reliance.
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The fact of being or feeling certain; assurance.
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Belief in the effectiveness of one's own abilities or in one's favorable acceptance by others; self-confidence.
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A relationship as confidant.
Take me into your confidence.
noun
The definition of confidence is trust, faith, self-assurance or something told in secret.
An example of confidence is the belief that the sun will rise tomorrow morning.
An example of confidence is a student feeling positive and prepared for a test they are about to take.
An example of confidence is a friend telling you they are pregnant before telling anyone else.
noun
Of, relating to, or involving a swindle or fraud.
A confidence scheme; a confidence trickster.
adjective
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The belief that another will keep a secret; assurance of secrecy.
Told in strict confidence.
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Swindling or used to swindle.
adjective
A trusting relationship.
I took them into my confidence.
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A belief or conviction that an outcome will be favorable.
I have every confidence that we can find a solution.
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Belief in the certainty of something.
The engineers determined with confidence that the ship could withstand heavy seas.
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That which is confided; a secret.
A friend does not betray confidences.
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A feeling of assurance that a confidant will keep a secret.
I am telling you this in strict confidence.
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Self-assurance.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
confidence
Plural:
confidencesOrigin of confidence
- From Middle French confidence, from Latin confidentia > confidere > con- + fidere > fides
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