adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɒnfɪdəntli/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Alice confidently stepped up on the platform to give her maiden speech as CEO.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
with confidence; in a confident manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
we have to do what is right confidently
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English confident Middle English -ly English -ly English confidently From confident + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
уверено
(uvereno)
— in a confident manner
Catalan:
confidentment
— in a confident manner
Danish:
sikkert
— in a confident manner
Esperanto:
memfide
— in a confident manner
Finnish:
luottavaisesti
— in a confident manner
French:
candidement
— in a confident manner
French:
confidemment
— in a confident manner
German:
selbstbewusst
— in a confident manner
Gothic:
𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰𐌱𐌰
(triggwaba)
— in a confident manner
Hungarian:
magabiztosan
— in a confident manner
Italian:
con sicurezza
— in a confident manner
Italian:
con fiducia
— in a confident manner
Latin:
fīdūciāliter
— in a confident manner
Latin:
fīdenter
— in a confident manner
Latin:
audāciter
— in a confident manner
Polish:
pewnie
— in a confident manner
Portuguese:
confiantemente
— in a confident manner
Portuguese:
com confiança
— in a confident manner
Portuguese:
com segurança
— in a confident manner
Portuguese:
sem receio
— in a confident manner
Portuguese:
sem hesitação
— in a confident manner
Romanian:
sigur
— in a confident manner
Russian:
уве́ренно
(uvérenno)
— in a confident manner
