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confidence

/ confidence /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a secret that is confided or entrusted to another
"everyone trusted him with their confidences"
"the priest could not reveal her confidences"
Type of:
secret
Derived:
confide
noun Sense 2
a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
"I have confidence in our team"
"confidence is always borrowed, never owned"
Opposites:
diffidence self-doubt self-distrust
Type of:
security
noun Sense 3
a trustful relationship
"he took me into his confidence"
"he betrayed their trust"
Type of:
friendship friendly relationship
Derived:
entrust intrust trust confide commit
noun Sense 4
a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable
"public confidence in the economy"
Type of:
hopefulness
noun Sense 5
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
"his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"
"after that failure he lost his confidence"
"she spoke with authority"
Type of:
certainty
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

secret security diffidence self-doubt self-distrust friendship friendly relationship hopefulness certainty