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self-confidence

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
  • after that failure he lost his confidence
  • she spoke with authority

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assurance, self-assurance, confidence, authority, sureness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: certainty

History

Etymology

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