CONFIDENCE
\kˈɒnfɪdəns], \kˈɒnfɪdəns], \k_ˈɒ_n_f_ɪ_d_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of CONFIDENCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"
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a secret that is confided or entrusted to another; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences"
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a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"
By Princeton University
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freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"
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a secret that is confided or entrusted to another; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences"
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a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.
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That in which faith is put or reliance had.
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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.
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Private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared; as, there were confidences between them.
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Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved.
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Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous.
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Giving occasion for confidence.
By Oddity Software
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Trust; reliance; belief in a person or thing.
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Assurance; self reliance.
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Private communication; a secret.
By James Champlin Fernald
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