Confidence

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkÉ’nfɪdÉ™ns/

Origin

From Middle French confidence, from Latin confidentia > confidere > con- + fidere > fides

Full definition of confidence

Noun

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

Antonyms

• (self-assurance): fear

Derived terms

• confidence interval
• confidence level
• confidence trick

Related terms

• confidant
• confidante
• confident
• confidential
• self-confidence