adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɒnfɪdənt/
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈkhɔɱ.fɪ.dənt]
Received-Pronunciation:[-dn̩t]
General-American:/ˈkɑnfɪdənt/
General-American:[ˈkhɑɱ.fə.dənt]
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Very sure of something; positive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I'm pretty confident that she's not lying, she's acting normally.
He was confident of success.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: insecure, shy
3
adj
Meaning 3
Forward, impudent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Obsolete form of confidant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
having or marked by confidence or assurance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a confident speaker
a confident reply
his manner is more confident these days
confident of fulfillment
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: diffident
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
not liable to error in judgment or action- Walter Lippman- Michiko Kakutani
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression
demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: surefooted, sure-footed
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French confident, from Latin confidens (“confident, i.e. self-confident, in a good or bad sense, bold, daring, audacious, impudent”), present participle of confidere (“to trust fully, confide”). See confide.
Across languages
Translations
70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
وَاثِق
(wāṯiq)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Arabic:
مُتَأَكِّد
(mutaʔakkid)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Armenian:
վստահ
(vstah)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Asturian:
enfotáu
— being very sure of or positive about something
Asturian:
enfotada
— being very sure of or positive about something
Azerbaijani:
arxayın
— being very sure of or positive about something
Belarusian:
упэ́ўнены
(upéwnjeny)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Belarusian:
пэ́ўны
(péwny)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Bulgarian:
си́гурен
(síguren)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Bulgarian:
уве́рен
(uvéren)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Catalan:
confiat
— being very sure of or positive about something
Chinese Mandarin:
確信 /确信
(quèxìn)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Czech:
jistý
— being very sure of or positive about something
Dutch:
vol vertrouwen
— being very sure of or positive about something
Esperanto:
fida
— being very sure of or positive about something
Finnish:
luottavainen
— being very sure of or positive about something
Finnish:
itsevarma
— being very sure of or positive about something
French:
assuré
— being very sure of or positive about something
French:
confiant
— being very sure of or positive about something
French:
sûr
— being very sure of or positive about something
Georgian:
დარწმუნებული
(darc̣munebuli)
— being very sure of or positive about something
German:
zuversichtlich
— being very sure of or positive about something
German:
sicher
— being very sure of or positive about something
Hebrew:
בטוח
(bat'uakh)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Hindi:
आश्वस्त
(āśvast)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Hindi:
विश्वास
(viśvās)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Hungarian:
bizakodó
— being very sure of or positive about something
Hungarian:
biztos
— being very sure of or positive about something
Ido:
certigeso
— being very sure of or positive about something
Indonesian:
yakin
— being very sure of or positive about something
Irish:
urrúsach
— being very sure of or positive about something
Italian:
fiducioso
— being very sure of or positive about something
Italian:
sicuro
— being very sure of or positive about something
Japanese:
確信した
(kakushin shita)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Korean:
확신하다
(hwaksinhada)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Latin:
certus
— being very sure of or positive about something
Latvian:
pārliecināts
— being very sure of or positive about something
Macedonian:
уверен
(uveren)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Māori:
ngākau titikaha
— being very sure of or positive about something
Māori:
māia
— being very sure of or positive about something
Persian:
مطمئن
(motma'en)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Persian:
دلاستوار
(delostovār)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Persian:
استوار
(ostovār)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Persian:
گستاخ
(gostāx)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Plautdietsch:
driest
— being very sure of or positive about something
Polish:
pewny
— being very sure of or positive about something
Polish:
pewien
— being very sure of or positive about something
Polish:
przeświadczony
— being very sure of or positive about something
Portuguese:
confiante
— being very sure of or positive about something
Portuguese:
seguro
— being very sure of or positive about something
Romanian:
sigur
— being very sure of or positive about something
Romanian:
încrezător
— being very sure of or positive about something
Russian:
уве́ренный
(uvérennyj)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Scottish Gaelic:
cinnteach
— being very sure of or positive about something
Scottish Gaelic:
deimhinn
— being very sure of or positive about something
Scottish Gaelic:
misneachail
— being very sure of or positive about something
Slovak:
istý
— being very sure of or positive about something
Spanish:
confiado
— being very sure of or positive about something
Spanish:
lleno de confianza
— being very sure of or positive about something
Spanish:
seguro
— being very sure of or positive about something
Spanish:
tener la confianza de
— being very sure of or positive about something
Spanish:
tener la confianza para
— being very sure of or positive about something
Spanish:
sentirse confiado
— being very sure of or positive about something
Swedish:
trygg
— being very sure of or positive about something
Thai:
มั่นใจ
(mân-jai)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Turkish:
emin
— being very sure of or positive about something
Ukrainian:
впе́внений
(vpévnenyj)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Ukrainian:
пе́вний
(pévnyj)
— being very sure of or positive about something
Vietnamese:
tự tin
— being very sure of or positive about something
Winnebago:
kiikarahi
— being very sure of or positive about something
