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Word confident
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈkɒnfɪdənt / NAmE / ˈkɑːnfɪdənt /
Example
  • she was in a relaxed, confident mood.
  • beneath his confident and charming exterior, lurked a mass of insecurities.
  • the teacher wants the children to feel confident about asking questions when they don't understand.
  • the team feels confident of winning.
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confident

(adjective)BrE / ˈkɒnfɪdənt / NAmE / ˈkɑːnfɪdənt /
  1. feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful
    • see also self-confident
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/self-confident
    • She was in a relaxed, confident mood.
    • Beneath his confident and charming exterior, lurked a mass of insecurities.
    • The teacher wants the children to feel confident about asking questions when they don't understand.
  2. feeling certain that something will happen in the way that you want or expect
    • The team feels confident of winning.
    • I'm confident that you will get the job.
    • She was quietly confident that everything would go as planned.
    • ‘Is that John over there?’ ‘I’m not sure.’
    • Are you sure about that?
    • England must win this game to be sure of qualifying.
    • I’m quite sure (that) I left my bag here (= I have no doubt about it).
    • I’m quite confident that you’ll get the job.
    • The team feels confident of winning.
    • I’m convinced that she’s innocent.
    • Are you absolutely certain about this?
    • She was positive that he’d been there.
    • ‘Are you sure?’ ‘Positive.’
    • My memory isn’t really clear on that point.

    Extra Examples

    • Going to university has made her more confident.
    • He came out of the interview feeling quietly confident.
    • He was overly confident, perhaps to the point of arrogance.
    • He’s becoming more confident as he gets older.
    • I’m 95% confident of success.
    • I’m fully confident of winning the title.
    • I’m very confident in our ability to maintain leadership.
    • She gradually grew more confident.
    • She sauntered onto the set, looking serenely confident.
    • We are confident about the future.
    • We feel confident that these results are accurate.
    • You get young people who appear to be socially confident, but inside they are a bundle of neuroses.
    • young people who appear to be socially confident, but inside are a bundle of neuroses
    • I’m quite confident that you’ll get the job.
    • They gave a confident prediction that things would improve.
    • They gave a very confident performance of the piece.

    Word Origin

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