Confident vs. Confidence
Difference Between Confident and Confidence
Confident➦
Feeling or showing certainty, as of success
was confident that the venture would be profitable.
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Confidence➦
Confidence is a state of being clear-headed either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective. Confidence comes from a Latin word 'fidere' which means "to trust"; therefore, having self-confidence is having trust in one's self.
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Confident➦
Feeling or showing confidence in oneself; self-assured
a confident driver.
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Confidence➦
the feeling or belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something
we had every confidence in the staff
he had gained the young man's confidence
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Confident➦
(Obsolete) Confiding; trustful.
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Confidence➦
the telling of private matters or secrets with mutual trust
someone with whom you may raise your suspicions in confidence
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Confident➦
Very sure of something; positive.
I'm pretty confident that she's not lying, she's acting normally.
He was confident of success.
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Confidence➦
A belief or conviction that an outcome will be favorable
I have every confidence that we can find a solution.
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Confident➦
Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
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Confidence➦
Belief in the certainty of something
The engineers determined with confidence that the ship could withstand heavy seas.
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Confident➦
Forward, impudent.
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Confidence➦
Belief in the effectiveness of one's own abilities or in one's favorable acceptance by others; self-confidence.
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Confident➦
obsolete form of confidant
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Confidence➦
Trust or faith in a person or thing
We are placing our confidence in you to get the job done.
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Confident➦
See Confidant.
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Confidence➦
A trusting relationship
I took them into my confidence.
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Confident➦
having or marked by confidence or assurance;
a confident speaker
a confident reply
his manner is more confident these days
confident of fulfillment
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Confidence➦
That which is confided; a secret
A friend does not betray confidences.
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Confident➦
persuaded of; very sure;
were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join
I am positive he is lying
was confident he would win
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Confidence➦
A feeling of assurance that a confidant will keep a secret
I am telling you this in strict confidence.
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Confident➦
not liable to error in judgment or action;
most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression
demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent
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Confidence➦
Of, relating to, or involving a swindle or fraud
a confidence scheme.
a confidence trickster.
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Confidence➦
Self-assurance.
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Confidence➦
A feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith.
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Confidence➦
Information held in secret; a piece of information shared but to thence be kept in secret.
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Confidence➦
(dated) Boldness; presumption.
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Confidence➦
The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; - formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.
Society is built upon trust, and trust upon confidence of one another's integrity.
A cheerful confidence in the mercy of God.
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Confidence➦
That in which faith is put or reliance had.
The Lord shall be thy confidence.
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Confidence➦
Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved.
Be confident to speak, Northumberland;We three are but thyself.
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Confidence➦
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.
Your wisdom is consumed in confidence;Do not go forth to-day.
But confidence then bore thee on secureEither to meet no danger, or to findMatter of glorious trial.
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Confidence➦
Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted.
As confident as is the falcon's flightAgainst a bird, do I with Mowbray fight.
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Confidence➦
Private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared; as, there were confidences between them.
Sir, I desire some confidence with you.
I am confident that very much be done.
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Confidence➦
Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous.
The fool rageth and is confident.
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Confidence➦
Giving occasion for confidence.
The cause was more confident than the event was prosperous.
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Confidence➦
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
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Confidence➦
a feeling of trust (in someone or something);
I have confidence in our team
confidence is always borrowed, never owned
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Confidence➦
a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable;
public confidence in the economy
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Confidence➦
a trustful relationship;
he took me into his confidence
he betrayed their trust
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Confidence➦
a secret that is confided or entrusted to another;
everyone trusted him with their confidences
the priest could not reveal her confidences
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