Definitions for CONFIDENCE
ˈkɒn fɪ dənscon·fi·dence

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, surenessnoun

   freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

   "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"

2. confidencenoun

   a feeling of trust (in someone or something)

   "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

3. confidencenoun

   a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable

   "public confidence in the economy"

4. confidence, trustnoun

   a trustful relationship

   "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"

5. confidencenoun

   a secret that is confided or entrusted to another

   "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. confidencenoun

   Self-assurance.

2. confidencenoun

   Expression or feeling of certainty.

3. confidencenoun

   The quality of trusting.

4. confidencenoun

   Information held in secret.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Confidencenoun

   Etymology: confidentia, Latin.

   1. Firm belief of another’s integrity or veracity; reliance.

   Society is built upon trust, and trust upon confidence of one another’s integrity. Robert South, Sermons.

   2. Trust in his own abilities or fortune; security; opposed to dejection or timidity.

   Alas, my lord,
   Your wisdom is consum’d in confidence:
   Do not go forth to-day. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

   His times, being rather prosperous than calm, had raised his confidence by success. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   He had an ambition and vanity, and a confidence in himself, which sometimes intoxicated, and transported, and exposed him. Edward Hyde.

   3. Vitious boldness; false opinion of his own excellencies; opposed to modesty.

   These fervent reprehenders of things established by publick authority, are always confident and bold-spirited men; but their confidence, for the most part, riseth from too much credit given to their own wits, for which cause they are seldom free from errors. Richard Hooker, Dedication.

   4. Consciousness of innocence; honest boldness; firmness of integrity.

   Be merciful unto them which have not the confidence of good works. 2 Esd. viii. 36.

   Just confidence, and native righteousness,
   And honour. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix. l. 1056.

   5. Trust in the goodness of another.

   Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence towards God. 1 Jo. iii. 21.

   6. That which gives or causes confidence, boldness, or security.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Confidence

   Confidence is a song recorded by Australian rock group Ocean Alley. It was released on 6 February 2018 as the third single from the group's second studio album, Chiaroscuro (2018). The single was certified platinum in Australia in 2019. Upon release of the album, Ocean Alley rhythm guitarist Mitch Galbraith said of "Confidence": "We knew we were on to something when we were writing that one, it was different to a lot of our stuff we'd done up to that point. It felt cool for us."The song was voted number 1 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2018. At the APRA Music Awards of 2019, the song was nominated for Rock of the Year. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the song was nominated for Song of the Year.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. confidence

   Confidence refers to a state of self-assurance and belief in one's abilities, skills, qualities, and judgments. It involves having trust in oneself to successfully handle challenges, make decisions, and take actions without undue hesitation or self-doubt. Confidence is often associated with a positive mindset, assertiveness, and a sense of certainty in one's choices and actions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Confidencenoun

   the act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in

2. Confidencenoun

   that in which faith is put or reliance had

3. Confidencenoun

   the state of mind characterized by one's reliance on himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as leads to a feeling of security; self-reliance; -- often with self prefixed

4. Confidencenoun

   private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared; as, there were confidences between them

5. Confidencenoun

   trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved

6. Confidencenoun

   having self-reliance; bold; undaunted

7. Confidencenoun

   having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous

8. Confidencenoun

   giving occasion for confidence

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Confidence

   Confidence is generally described as a state of being certain either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective. Self-confidence is having confidence in oneself. Arrogance or hubris in this comparison, is having unmerited confidence—believing something or someone is capable or correct when they are not. Overconfidence or presumptuousness is excessive belief in someone succeeding, without any regard for failure. Confidence can be a self-fulfilling prophecy as those without it may fail or not try because they lack it and those with it may succeed because they have it rather than because of an innate ability.

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. confidence

   The one big lesson the world needs most to learn.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. confidence

   The specific intuitive ability, act, fact, sense, feeling, knowing, understanding and trust to express the truth of our soul accurately, perfectly and simply.

   We have absolute confidence in our ability for our future says my fiance to me, United together for eternity, WE are unity and WE are WE.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 15, 2020  

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1. confidence

   Song lyrics by confidence -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by confidence on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Friendship
   • Hopefulness
   • Secret
   • Security

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CONFIDENCE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1475

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CONFIDENCE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2170

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CONFIDENCE' in Nouns Frequency: #661

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How to pronounce CONFIDENCE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say CONFIDENCE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CONFIDENCE in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CONFIDENCE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of CONFIDENCE in a Sentence

1. Nicole DeBlase:

   It's hard for me to bet my career and have a really positive view on General Electric when I don't have confidence in free cash flow forecasts.

2. Lim Eul-chul:

   It shows confidence in maintaining his regime as well. This is a leader North Koreans hadn't seen before: broadcasting technicolor video of foreign city lights, and giving hope to people, 'As a leader, I'll write new history', that's what he's saying.

3. Ethan Harris:

   Concern over another euro area crisis could slow U.S. growth in the next couple of quarters through weak financial markets and declining business and consumer confidence.

4. Nancy Bigg:

   People don't have confidence, the economy is not turning around, he could create jobs for people.

5. Guard Kyle Lowry:

   We're just out there playing with confidence, we're sticking with our principles. We're maintaining our principles and we're maintaining our composure.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CONFIDENCE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Confidence
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CONFIDENCE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CONFIDENCE
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=CONFIDENCE
8. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=CONFIDENCE
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=CONFIDENCE