Confidence

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A belief or conviction that an outcome will be favorable.
  • noun. Belief in the certainty of something.
  • noun. Belief in the effectiveness of one's own abilities or in one's favorable acceptance by others; self-confidence.
  • noun. Trust or faith in a person or thing: synonym: trust.
  • noun. A trusting relationship.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. That which is confided; a secret.
  • noun. A feeling of assurance that a confidant will keep a secret.
  • adjective. Of, relating to, or involving a swindle or fraud.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Assurance of mind or firm belief in the good will, integrity, stability, or veracity of another, or in the truth or certainty of a proposition or an assertion; trust; reliance.
  • noun. Reliance on one's own powers, resources, or circumstances; belief in one's own competency; self-reliance; assurance.
  • noun. That in which trust is placed; ground of trust; one who or that which gives assurance or security.
  • noun. Boldness; courage; disregard or defiance of danger.
  • noun. A secret; a private or confidential communication: as, to exchange confidences.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.
  • noun. That in which faith is put or reliance had.
  • noun. The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as leads to a feeling of security; self-reliance; -- often with self prefixed.
  • noun. Private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared.
  • noun. any swindling operation in which advantage is taken of the confidence reposed by the victim in the swindler; several swindlers often work together to create the illusion of truth; -- also called con game.
  • noun. a swindler.
  • noun. to admit to a knowledge of one's feelings, purposes, or affairs.
  • noun. Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved.
  • noun. Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted.
  • noun. Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous.
  • noun. Giving occasion for confidence.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Self-assurance.
  • noun. Expression or feeling of certainty.
  • noun. The quality of trusting.
  • noun. Information held in secret.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
  • noun. a trustful relationship
  • noun. a secret that is confided or entrusted to another
  • noun. a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable
  • noun. a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
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