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Confident
/ˈkɒnfədənt/
Feeling or showing assurance in oneself and one's abilities.
Synonyms:
assured
self-assured
certain
positive
secure
Antonyms:
bashful
doubtful
humble
insecure
unsure
Examples:
But I am
confident
you will not judge me too severely.
'You seem, dashed
confident
,' I said.
I am quite
confident
you will be tender with me.
Etymology:
Latin origin, from
confidere
meaning
to trust,
composed of
con-
(expressing intensive force) +
fidere
(to trust); first used in the 14th century.
Usage Statistics:
26 mentions per 1 million words
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