Confident

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkÉ’nfɪdÉ™nt/
• US IPA: /ˈkɑːnfɪdÉ™nt/

Origin

From Middle French confident, from Latin confidens ("confident, i.e. self-confident, in good or bad sense, bold, daring, audacious, impudent"), present participle of confidere ("to trust fully, confide"); see confide.

Full definition of confident

Adjective

1. very sure of something; positiveI'm pretty confident that she's not lying, she's acting normally.
2. self-confident

Antonyms

• (self-confident) insecure, self-destructive

Synonyms

• (self-confident) self-assured

Related terms

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

Noun

1. Obsolete form of confidant