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Webster 1913 Edition
Confident
Webster 1828 Edition
Confident
CON'FIDENT
,Adj.
1.
Having full belief; trusting; relying; fully assured.I am confident that much may be cone towards the improvement of philosophy.
The troops rush on, confident of success.
2.
Positive; dogmatical; as a confident talker.3.
Trusting; without suspicion.Rome, be as just and gracious unto me, as I am confident and kind to thee.
4.
Bold to a vice; having an excess of assurance.The fool rageth and is confident. Proverbs 14.
CON'FIDENT
,Noun.
[This word has been usually, but improperly, written confidant. I have followed the regular English orthography, as Coxe and Mitford have done.]
Definition 2024
confident
confident
English
Adjective
confident (comparative more confident, superlative most confident)
- very sure of something; positive
- I'm pretty confident that she's not lying, she's acting normally.
- self-confident
Antonyms
- (self-confident): insecure, self-destructive
Synonyms
- (self-confident): self-assured
Related terms
Translations
being very sure of or positive about something
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self-confident — see self-confident
Noun
confident (plural confidents)
- Obsolete form of confidant.
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External links
- confident in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- confident in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.fi.dɑ̃/
Noun
confident m (plural confidents, feminine confidente)