confidence

English

Etymology

From Middle French confidence, from Latin cōnfīdentia from cōnfīdō from con- (“with”) + fīdō (“trust”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/
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Noun

confidence (countable and uncountable, plural confidences)

  1. Passive self-assurance.
  2. Expression or feeling of certainty.
  3. The quality of trusting.
  4. Information held in secret.

Quotations

  • 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion‎:
    But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts.
  • 1956 — Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 39
    Khedron hesitated for a moment, wondering how far he should take Jeserac into his confidence. He knew that Jeserac was kindly and well-intentioned, but he also knew that he must be bound by the same taboos that controlled everyone on Diaspar.

Antonyms

  • (self-assurance): fear

Derived terms

Translations

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References

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnfīdentia. Doublet of confiance.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.fi.dɑ̃s/

Noun

confidence f (plural confidences)

  1. confidence, secret

References

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