English Explanatory Dictionary

confident

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Very sure of something; positive.
  2. Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
  3. Forward, impudent.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of confidant.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ [ˈkʰɔɱ.fɪ.dənt] [-dn̩t] /ˈkɑnfɪdənt/ [ˈkʰɑɱ.fə.dənt] en-us-confident.ogg /ˈkɔnfɪɖəɳʈ/ /kənfɪˈɖɛɳʈ/

Word forms

confident more confident most confident confidents

Etymology

From Middle French confident, from Latin confidens (“confident, i.e. self-confident, in a good or bad sense, bold, daring, audacious, impudent”), present participle of confidere (“to trust fully, confide”). See confide.

Antonyms

insecure shy

Related words

confidant confidante confide confidence confidential

Derived words

confidently confidentness e-confident hyperconfident inconfident misconfident nonconfident overconfident self-confident semiconfident superconfident ultraconfident unconfident underconfident
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