| confidence [n] |
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| 1) | 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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| Synonyms : | assurance authority self-assurance self-confidence sureness |
| See Also:
| certainty certain incertain |
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| 2) | a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned" |
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| security diffidence confident unconfident |
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| 3) | a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy" |
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| hopefulness |
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| 4) | a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust" |
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| Synonyms : | trust |
| See Also:
| friendly_relationship commit |
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| 5) | 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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| secret confide |
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