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Meaning of 'confidence'
Meaning of 'confidence' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Confidence 
[ n.]
- The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in;
trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by
in. [ n.]- That in which faith is put or reliance had.
- 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.
- Private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared; as, there were confidences between them.
- Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved.
- Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted.
- Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous.
- Giving occasion for confidence.
Meaning of 'confidence' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. confidence [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a secret that is confided or entrusted to another
- a secret that is confided or entrusted to another
Example in sentence:
- everyone trusted him with their confidences;
- the priest could not reveal her confidences
Meaning (2):
- a trustful relationship
- a trustful relationship
Example in sentence:
- he betrayed their trust;
- he took me into his confidence
Meaning (3):
- freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
Example in sentence:
- after that failure he lost his confidence;
- his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular;
- she spoke with authority
Meaning (4):
- a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
- a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
Example in sentence:
- confidence is always borrowed, never owned;
- I have confidence in our team
Meaning (5):
- a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable
- a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable
Example in sentence:
- public confidence in the economy
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