| Pronunciation: | | 'kânfidunt
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| Matching Terms: | | confidence, confidence game, confidence man, confidence test, confidence trick, confident(p), confidential, confidential adviser-advisee relation, confidential information, confidentiality, confidentially, confidently, confidentness
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- [adj] not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"- Michiko Kakutani
- [adj] having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment"
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| | Synonyms: | | assured, capable, cocksure, overconfident, positive, reassured, self-assured, self-confident, surefooted |
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| | Antonyms: | | unconfident |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con"fi*dent\, n.
See {Confidant}. --South. Dryden.
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| | Related Terms: | | agape, agog, all agog, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, arrogant, aspiring, assured, awaiting, aweless, balanced, believing, bold, brash, brave, certain, cocksure, cocky, collected, composed, convinced, cool, courageous, dauntless, decided, determined, devout, dogmatic, doubtless, dreadless, eager, equanimous, equilibrious, expectant, expecting, faithful, fearless, fideistic, fond, forearmed, forestalling, forewarned, full of hope, gaping, hopeful, hoping, hubristic, impressed with, in anticipation, in expectation, in good heart, in hopes, intrepid, levelheaded, looking for, looking forward to, not surprised, of good cheer, of good hope, optimistic, overconfident, oversure, overweening, perky, persuaded, pietistic, pious, pistic, poised, pompous, positive, prepared, presuming, proud, pushful, pushy, ready, reassured, recollected, reliant, sanguine, satisfied, secure, self-assertive, self-assured, self-confident, self-controlled, self-important, self-possessed, self-reliant, self-restrained, sold on, sure, together, unafraid, unapprehensive, unbashful, undaunted, under the impression, undespairing, undiffident, undoubtful, undoubting, unfaltering, unfearful, unfearing, unfrightened, unhesitating, unscared, unshy, unsurprised, unterrified, untimid, untimorous, unwavering, uppity, valiant, waiting, waiting for, watching for, well-balanced |
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