noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The state or degree of being self-confident: believing in one's own abilities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English confidence English self-confidence From self- + confidence.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
самоувереност
(samouverenost)
— state of being self-confident
Catalan:
autoconfiança
— state of being self-confident
Catalan:
confiança en si mateix
— state of being self-confident
Chinese Mandarin:
自信
(zìxìn)
— state of being self-confident
Chinese Mandarin:
自信心
(zìxìnxīn)
— state of being self-confident
Czech:
sebedůvěra
— state of being self-confident
Czech:
sebevědomí
— state of being self-confident
Danish:
selvtillid
— state of being self-confident
Dutch:
zelfvertrouwen
— state of being self-confident
Dutch:
zelfverzekerdheid
— state of being self-confident
Esperanto:
memcerteco
— state of being self-confident
Finnish:
itseluottamus
— state of being self-confident
French:
confiance en soi
— state of being self-confident
German:
Selbstvertrauen
— state of being self-confident
Greek:
αυτοπεποίθηση
(aftopepoíthisi)
— state of being self-confident
Hindi:
आत्मविश्वास
(ātmaviśvās)
— state of being self-confident
Hungarian:
önbizalom
— state of being self-confident
Icelandic:
sjálfsöryggi
— state of being self-confident
Icelandic:
sjálfstraust
— state of being self-confident
Irish:
féinmhuinín
— state of being self-confident
Italian:
fiducia in sé stesso
— state of being self-confident
Japanese:
自信
(jishin)
— state of being self-confident
Luxembourgish:
Selbstvertrauen
— state of being self-confident
Malay:
keyakinan diri
— state of being self-confident
Malayalam:
ആത്മവിശ്വാസം
(ātmaviśvāsaṁ)
— state of being self-confident
Norwegian Bokmål:
selvtillit
— state of being self-confident
Norwegian Bokmål:
sjøltillit
— state of being self-confident
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sjølvtillit
— state of being self-confident
Polish:
kontenans
— state of being self-confident
Polish:
kuraż
— state of being self-confident
Polish:
rezon
— state of being self-confident
Portuguese:
autoconfiança
— state of being self-confident
Romanian:
siguranță de sine
— state of being self-confident
Russian:
самоуве́ренность
(samouvérennostʹ)
— state of being self-confident
Serbo-Croatian:
samopouzdánje
— state of being self-confident
Serbo-Croatian:
samopòuzdānōst
— state of being self-confident
Spanish:
autoconfianza
— state of being self-confident
Spanish:
desparpajo
— state of being self-confident
Spanish:
desenvoltura
— state of being self-confident
Swedish:
självförtroende
— state of being self-confident
Tagalog:
kumpiyansa sa sarili
— state of being self-confident
Tamil:
தன்னம்பிக்கை
(taṉṉampikkai)
— state of being self-confident
Arabic:
ثِقَة بِالنَّفْس
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Dutch:
zelfvertrouwen
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Dutch:
zelfverzekerdheid
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Finnish:
itseluottamus
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
French:
confiance en soi
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
German:
Selbstvertrauen
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Greek:
αυτοπεποίθηση
(aftopepoíthisi)
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Hindi:
आत्मविश्वास
(ātmaviśvās)
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Hungarian:
önbizalom
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Icelandic:
sjálfsöryggi
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Icelandic:
sjálfstraust
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Irish:
féinmhuinín
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Persian:
خودباوری
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Polish:
pewność siebie
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Portuguese:
autoconfiança
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Russian:
самоуве́ренность
(samouvérennostʹ)
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Russian:
самонаде́янность
(samonadéjannostʹ)
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Serbo-Croatian:
samopouzdánje
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Serbo-Croatian:
samopòuzdānōst
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Spanish:
autoconfianza
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Tagalog:
kumpiyansa sa sarili
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities
Tamil:
தன்னம்பிக்கை
(taṉṉampikkai)
— measure of one's belief in one's own abilities