Meaning of confident in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈkɑnfədənt/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    confident

    Definitions

    1. not liable to error in judgment or action

    Examples

    • « most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression- Walter Lippman »
    • « demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent- Michiko Kakutani »

    Synonyms

  2. Qualitative Adjective

    confident

    Etymology

    late 16th century: from French confident(e), from Italian confidente, from Latin confident-‘having full trust’, from the verb confidere, from con- (expressing intensive force) + fidere‘trust’

    Definitions

    1. having or marked by confidence or assurance

    Examples

    • « a confident speaker »
    • « a confident reply »
    • « his manner is more confident these days »
    • « confident of fulfillment »

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    Antonyms

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