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Word: Confident
Speech Type: Adjective
late 16th century: from French confident(e), from Italian confidente, from Latin confident- ‘having full trust’, from the verb confidere, from con- (expressing intensive force) + fidere ‘trust’
ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)nt
feeling or showing confidence in oneself or one's abilities or qualities
Short Definition:feeling or showing confidence in oneself or one's abilities or qualities
Examples:- we require outgoing, confident people able to approach large groups
- people who are confident in their identity
feeling or showing certainty about something
Short Definition:feeling or showing certainty about something
Examples:- this time they're confident of a happy ending
- I am not very confident about tonight's game
Word: Confident
Speech Type: Noun
ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)nt
a confidant.
Short Definition:confidant
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