confidence
noun
- The belief that anything is possible by taking action and by believing in oneself
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/ / /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dəns/ / /ˈkɔn.fɪ.dəns/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English confidence, from Latin cōnfīdentia (possibly via Old French confidence), from cōnfīdō (“believe, confide in”) from con- (“with”) + fīdō (“trust”). By surface analysis, confide + ence.
- Self-assurance.
“He entered the ring with confidence.”
- A feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith.
“She had confidence it would soon end.”
“It is better to truſt in the Lord : then to put confidence in man. / It is better to truſt in the Lord : then to put confidence in Princes.”
- Information held in secret; a piece of information shared but to thence be kept in secret.
“In the course of these confidences it became quite plain to me I had been represented to the wife of the high dignitary, and goodness knows to how many more people besides, as an exceptional and gifted creature - a piece of good fortune for the Company - a man you don’t get hold of every day.”
- Boldness; presumption.