confidence
/kˈɑnfʌdʌns/noun3 syllables
Confidence means: freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities.
Synonyms for confidence6
Opposites of confidence
diffidence
What does confidence mean?5
noun
1
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities“his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular”
2
a trustful relationship“he took me into his confidence”
3
a feeling of trust (in someone or something)“I have confidence in our team”
4
a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable“public confidence in the economy”
5
a secret that is confided or entrusted to another“everyone trusted him with their confidences”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Confidence in a sentence
- After a series of economic downturns, consumer confidence is at an all-time low.OjisanSeiuchi
- Easily embarrassed, he chatted without any self-confidence with the person he liked.peterius
- He hasn't said anything publicly, but in confidence he told me he's getting married.CN
- Sometimes, all it takes is a little confidence.Hybrid
- Confidence is hard to build, but easy to destroy.meshatech
- To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.CK
- They advanced rapidly and noiselessly, with the confidence and dexterity of practised scouts.Hybrid
- Confidence and stupidity are a very dangerous combination, but they generally go together.Adelpa
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Forms of confidence
as a noun
- plural
- confidences