confidence

B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dəns/ UK /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #2614

Meanings

1

noun
The feeling that you can do things well and succeed.

He entered the ring with confidence.
2

noun
A feeling of trust in someone or something.

I have complete confidence in our team.
3

noun
A secret that you tell someone you trust.

She shared a confidence with me that I promised to keep.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the feeling that you can do... self-assurance

2 noun · a feeling of trust in... trust faith

Opposites

bashfulness insecurity shyness timidity

Word family

Forms confidences

Derived forms e-confidencehonfidenceinconfidencemisconfidencenonconfidenceoverconfidenceself-confidencesuperconfidenceunconfidenceunderconfidence

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.

*bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European confidence Middle English cōnfīdentia Latin

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# confidence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈkɑn.fɪ.dəns
**IPA (UK):** ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns
**Frequency rank:** 2614

## Meanings
1. The feeling that you can do things well and succeed.
2. A feeling of trust in someone or something.
3. A secret that you tell someone you trust.

## Examples
- He entered the ring with confidence.
- I have complete confidence in our team.
- She shared a confidence with me that I promised to keep.

## Antonyms
- bashfulness
- insecurity
- shyness
- timidity

## Derived Forms
- e-confidence
- honfidence
- inconfidence
- misconfidence
- nonconfidence
- overconfidence
- self-confidence
- superconfidence
- unconfidence
- underconfidence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *bʰeydʰ-
- Root: confidence
- Root: cōnfīdentia
- Affix: -ence - state

## 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.

## AI Etymology
confidence is a noun. It is 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. Historical forms in the chain include *bʰeydʰ- (Proto-Indo-European), confidence (Middle English), cōnfīdentia (Latin), and confidence (Old French). Current senses include the feeling that you can do things well and succeed, a feeling of trust in someone or something, and a secret that you tell someone you trust. Derived forms include e-confidence, honfidence, inconfidence, misconfidence, and nonconfidence.

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- Emotions & Feelings

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