noun
confidence
KON-fih-duhns
noun
1
A feeling of self-assurance and belief in your own abilities.
"Her confidence grew with every performance."
"He answered the interview questions with real confidence."
2
A firm trust or belief that something is true or will happen.
"Investors have confidence the market will recover."
3
Information shared privately, on the understanding it will be kept secret.
"She told me in strict confidence."
How to Use Confidence
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBelief in yourself or in something being true — or a secret shared privately.
Common pairings
gain confidence
in strict confidence
consumer confidence
Word Forms
confidences plural
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Etymology
From Latin cōnfīdentia, from cōnfīdō ("to trust fully") — from con- + fīdō ("trust").