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confidence
- /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/ UK
- /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dəns/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/ Canada, dialectal
- /ˈkɔn.fɪ.dəns/ Australia
- [ˈkɔ̟n.fə.dəns] New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Middle English confidence, from Latin cōnfīdentia (possibly via Old French confidence), from cōnfīdō (“believe, confide in”) from con- (“with”) + fīdō (“trust”).
By surface analysis, confide + ence.
noun confidences · confidency
- Self-assurance. He entered the ring with confidence.
- A feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith. She had confidence it would soon end.
- Information held in secret; a piece of information shared but to thence be kept in secret. In the course of these confidences it became quite plain to me I had been represented to the wife of the high dignitary, and goodness knows to how many more people besides, as an exceptional and gifted creature - a piece of good fortune for the Company - a man you don’t get hold of every day.
- Boldness; presumption.
Opposite: timidity, shyness, bashfulness, insecurity
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: self-confidence, self-assurance, sureness, trust, assurance, authority, self-confident, confident, assertiveness, confidently, self-esteem, self-worth, hope, optimistic, optimism, pride
noun
Opposite: timidity, shyness, bashfulness, insecurity
Translations
Every language
noun quality of trusting
| Español | confidencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 확실(確實)함 hwaksilham, 확실성 hwaksilseong |
| 中文 | 信任 xìnrèn, 信賴 /信赖 xìnlài, 確定性 /确定性 quèdìngxìng |
| हिन्दी | विश्वास viśvās |
| Português | confiança, confidência |
| Français | confiance |
| Deutsch | Vertrauen, Zutrauen |
| Italiano | fiducia |
| Ελληνικά | εμπιστοσύνη empistosýni |
noun self-assurance
| Español | certeza, certeza propia, autoconfianza |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자신 jasin, 확신 hwaksin |
| 日本語 | 自信 jishin, 確信 kakushin |
| 中文 | 信心 xìnxīn, 自信 zìxìn |
| हिन्दी | विश्वास viśvās, आत्मविश्वास ātmaviśvās, भरोसा bharosā |
| Português | convicção, confiança, segurança |
| Français | assurance, confiance en soi |
| Deutsch | Selbstgewissheit, Selbstvergewisserung, Selbstvertrauen, Zuversicht |
| Italiano | fiducia, autostima, certezza, sicurezza di sé |
| Ελληνικά | αυτοπεποίθηση aftopepoíthisi |
| Română | siguranță, siguranță de sine |
| Русский | уве́ренность uvérennostʹ, самоуве́ренность samouvérennostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tự tin, sự tự tin, tính tự tin |
| العربية | ثِقَة ṯiqa |
| עברית | בִּטָּחוֹן bitakhón, אֱמוּנָה emuná |
noun expression or feeling of certainty
| Español | certidumbre |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 신임 sinim, 신용 sinyong, 신뢰 silloe |
| 日本語 | 信用 shin'yō, 信頼 shinrai, 信任 shinnin |
| 中文 | 信任 xìnrèn, 信賴 /信赖 xìnlài, 確定性 /确定性 quèdìngxìng |
| हिन्दी | विश्वास viśvās, भरोसा bharosā |
| Português | certeza, convicção |
| Deutsch | Zuversicht |
| Italiano | fiducia |
| Ελληνικά | βεβαιότητα vevaiótita |
| Română | siguranță |
| Русский | уве́ренность uvérennostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | sự tự tin |
noun information held in secret
| Español | confidencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비밀 bimil, 속내 songnae |
| 日本語 | 打ち明け話 uchiakebanashi, 秘密 himitsu |
| 中文 | 心裡話 /心里话 xīnlihuà, 秘密 mìmì |
| Português | confidência |
| Français | confidence |
| Deutsch | Vertraulichkeit |
| Italiano | confidenza |
| Ελληνικά | απόρρητο apórrito |
| Română | confidență |
| Русский | секре́т sekrét, конфиденциа́льное сообще́ние konfidenciálʹnoje soobščénije |
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