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Definition of Confident
1. Adjective. Having or marked by confidence or assurance. "Confident of fulfillment"
Similar to: Assured, Cocksure, Overconfident, Positive, Reassured, Self-assured, Self-confident
Derivative terms: Confidence, Confidence
Antonyms: Diffident
2. Adjective. Persuaded of; very sure. "Was confident he would win"
3. Adjective. Not liable to error in judgment or action. "Demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"
Definition of Confident
1. n. See Confidant.
Definition of Confident
1. Adjective. being very sure of or positive about something ¹
2. Adjective. self-confident ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Confident
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Confident
Literary usage of Confident
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Times of Aaron Burr by James Parton (1893)
"... PROSPECTO OF TBK REPUBLICANS — BURE confident — FEDERAL ERROR*— it- mE»T OF
... were proud of their chief, and confident that in the abounding resources ..."
2. History of the Rise and Fall of the Slave Power in America by Henry Wilson (1877)
"confident expectations of the Rebels. ... slaveholding States, the disunion
leaders were confident of its support in the new policy they were inaugurating. ..."
3. The Montessori method: Scientific Pedagogy as Applied to Child Education in by Maria Montessori (1912)
"The children are initiated into the virtue of patience and into confident
expectation, which is a form of faith and of philosophy of life. ..."
4. Thucydides Translated Into English by Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides (1881)
"They did not betray their knowledge of the plot, but assumed the confident tone
of men who were recommending the best course. ..."
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