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- [kon-fi-duh ns]
- /ˈkɒn fɪ dəns/
- /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kon-fi-duh ns]
- /ˈkɒn fɪ dəns/
Definitions of confidence word
- uncountable noun confidence If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them. 3
- uncountable noun confidence If you have confidence, you feel sure about your abilities, qualities, or ideas. 3
- uncountable noun confidence If you can say something with confidence, you feel certain it is correct. 3
- uncountable noun confidence If you tell someone something in confidence, you tell them a secret. 3
- countable noun confidence A confidence is a secret that you tell someone. 3
- noun confidence a feeling of trust in a person or thing 3
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Origin of confidence
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin confīdentia. See confide, -ence
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Parts of speech for Confidence
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
confidence popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
confidence usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for confidence
noun confidence
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
- poise — a centimeter-gram-second unit of viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in which a stress of one dyne per square centimeter is required to maintain a difference of velocity of one centimeter per second between two parallel planes in the fluid that lie in the direction of flow and are separated by a distance of one centimeter. Symbol: P.
- morale — emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.: the morale of the troops.
- courage — Courage is the quality shown by someone who decides to do something difficult or dangerous, even though they may be afraid.
- determination — Determination is the quality that you show when you have decided to do something and you will not let anything stop you.
verb confidence
- abase — to humble or belittle (oneself, etc)
adjective confidence
- slumberous — sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids.
- surreptitious — obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
- confidentiality — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
Antonyms for confidence
noun confidence
- doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- hesitation — the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
- uncertainty — the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
- fear — a river in SE North Carolina. 202 miles (325 km) long.
- weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
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