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   confidence

   /ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. the feeling or belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something: "we had every confidence in the staff" Similar trustbelieffaithcredenceconvictionreliancedependenceOpposite distrustscepticism
   • ▪ the state of feeling certain about the truth of something: "I can say with confidence that I have never before driven up this street"
   • ▪ a feeling of self-assurance arising from an appreciation of one's own abilities or qualities: "she's brimming with confidence" Similar self-assuranceself-confidenceself-reliancebelief in oneselffaith in oneselfpositivenessassertivenessself-possessionnervepoiseaplombpresence of mindphlegmlevel-headednesscool-headednessfirmnesscourageboldnessmettlefortitudeOpposite doubtuncertainty
   • 2. the telling of private matters or secrets with mutual trust: "someone with whom you may raise your suspicions in confidence"
   • ▪ a secret or private matter told to someone under a condition of trust: "the girls exchanged confidences about their parents" Similar secretprivate affairconfidential matterconfidentialityintimacy

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin confidentia, from confidere ‘have full trust’ (see confident).

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