confidence
confidence Lexical Profile
confidence Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A feeling of self-assurance arising from an appreciation of one's own abilities or qualities.
"Regular practice helped the young pianist build the confidence needed to perform in front of a large audience."
The feeling or belief that one can firmly rely on or trust someone or something.
"The board of directors expressed full confidence in the chief executive's long-term strategy."
A state of certainty about the truth of something or that a particular outcome will occur.
"Researchers stated with confidence that the new solar panels would outperform older models."
A secret or private matter told to someone under a condition of mutual trust, or the state of keeping such information private.
"The two lifelong friends often exchanged personal confidences during their evening walks."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French confidence or directly from Latin confidentia, from confidere ('to trust firmly'), formed from com- ('intensive prefix') and fidere ('to trust').