confident

Definition

Very sure of something; positive.

Etymology

From Middle French confident, from Latin confidens (“confident, i.e. self-confident, in a good or bad sense, bold, daring, audacious, impudent”), present participle of confidere (“to trust fully, confide”). See confide.

Example Sentences

• "I'm pretty confident that she's not lying, she's acting normally."
• "He was confident of success."
• "I was rated as the most confident ruffian, for daring to approach her room at that hour of night."

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