Confidence

Word CONFIDENCE
Character 10
Hyphenation con fi dence
Pronunciations /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/

Definitions and meanings of "Confidence"

What do we mean by confidence?

A belief or conviction that an outcome will be favorable. noun

Belief in the certainty of something. noun

Belief in the effectiveness of one's own abilities or in one's favorable acceptance by others; self-confidence. noun

Trust or faith in a person or thing: synonym: trust. noun

A trusting relationship. noun

That which is confided; a secret. noun

A feeling of assurance that a confidant will keep a secret. noun

Of, relating to, or involving a swindle or fraud. adjective

Assurance of mind or firm belief in the good will, integrity, stability, or veracity of another, or in the truth or certainty of a proposition or an assertion; trust; reliance. noun

Reliance on one's own powers, resources, or circumstances; belief in one's own competency; self-reliance; assurance. noun

That in which trust is placed; ground of trust; one who or that which gives assurance or security. noun

Boldness; courage; disregard or defiance of danger. noun

A secret; a private or confidential communication: as, to exchange confidences. noun

The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in. noun

That in which faith is put or reliance had. noun

The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as leads to a feeling of security; self-reliance; -- often with self prefixed. noun

Private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared. noun

Any swindling operation in which advantage is taken of the confidence reposed by the victim in the swindler; several swindlers often work together to create the illusion of truth; -- also called con game. noun

Self-assurance.

A feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith.

Information held in secret.

Boldness; presumption.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Confidence

The word "confidence" in example sentences

To kiss the handsomest woman in the party, to pay her a compliment in some extempore effusion, or to whisper a confidence (_faire une confidence_) in her ear -- all these are hardly enjoined before they are happily accomplished. ❋ Archibald Alison (1829)

But I haste to the qualifications of this divine work, — fervency, reverence, and confidence; _fervency_ in crying, _reverence and confidence_ in crying, “Abba, Father;” for these two suit well toward our ❋ Hugh Binning (1640)

The first distinction to be made is that, in parliamentary governments, the head of the government__for whom there are various different official titles such as prime minister, premier, chancellor and his or her cabinet are dependent upon the confidence of the legislature and can be dismissed from the office by a legislative vote of ´no confidence´ or censure. ❋ Unknown (2009)

_implicit confidence_, we do not thereby indicate any specific _kind_ of faith and confidence differing from other faith or other confidence: but it is a vague rhetorical word which expresses a great _degree_ of faith and confidence; a faith that is unquestioning, a confidence that is unlimited; _i. e._ in fact, a faith that _is_ a faith, a confidence that ❋ Thomas De Quincey (1822)

Though as yet we had never had a personal interview, he, nevertheless, corresponded with me with great frankness and confidence; which _confidence_, I beg him to make himself perfectly satisfied, shall never be basely betrayed by me, even if he should behave to me worse than he already has done; even if he should employ his hopeful paid agent Cleary to read upon the hustings a private letter a day, for the remainder of his life. ❋ Henry Hunt (1804)

The first term is the word confidence itself, the topic of this chapter. ❋ Dale Carnegie (2011)

As Reagan understood them: "We seek to reduce nuclear arsenals and to reduce the chances for dangerous misunderstanding and miscalculations, so we have put forward proposals for what we call confidence-building measures." ❋ Joe Cirincione (2011)

This confidence is a big part of the thrill of reading him, but also why some people don't like him. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I have every confidence that you have the will, the determination and the application to achieve the most demanding of ambitions – and the reason for my confidence is your own self-doubt. ❋ Jeremy Bullmore (2010)

Visual artists call it confidence of line; we call it narrative authority. ❋ Ccfinlay (2009)

This confidence is the cultural patrimony bequeathed them by generations of believers. ❋ Unknown (2008)

` ` It's not easy when your confidence is a little shaken. ❋ Unknown (2007)

` ` These last two games are huge because our confidence is at another level. ❋ Unknown (2007)

` ` I just think his confidence is at an all-time high, '' Butler said. ❋ Unknown (2007)

At 6-foot-7, Bales can be a force at both ends when her confidence is there. ❋ Unknown (2005)

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