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Definition of Confidence
1. Noun. Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities. "She spoke with authority"
Generic synonyms: Certainty
Attributes: Certain, Sure, Incertain, Uncertain, Unsure
Derivative terms: Confident, Self-confident, Sure, Sure
2. Noun. A feeling of trust (in someone or something). "Confidence is always borrowed, never owned"
Attributes: Confident, Diffident, Shy, Timid, Unsure
Derivative terms: Confidential
Antonyms: Diffidence
3. Noun. A state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable. "Public confidence in the economy"
4. Noun. A trustful relationship. "He betrayed their trust"
Generic synonyms: Friendly Relationship, Friendship
Derivative terms: Confide, Confidential, Trust, Trusty
5. Noun. A secret that is confided or entrusted to another. "The priest could not reveal her confidences"
Definition of Confidence
1. n. The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.
Definition of Confidence
1. Noun. Self-assurance. ¹
2. Noun. Expression or feeling of certainty. ¹
3. Noun. The quality of trusting. ¹
4. Noun. Information held in secret. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Confidence
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Confidence
Literary usage of Confidence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"IN a. firm, though cautious tone, Elinor thus began— " I should be undeserving
of the confidence you have honoured me with, if I felt no desire for its ..."
2. Current Issues in Statistical Inference: Essays in Honor of D. Basu by Dev Basu, Malay Ghosh, Pramod K. Pathak (1992)
"Introduction The development of conditional inference, in particular that based
on confidence sets, has followed many paths. ..."
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