confidently

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/ UK /ˈkɒnfɪdəntli/ See IPA manual

adv Freq #29489

Meanings

1

adv
In a way that shows you are sure of yourself or your abilities.

Alice confidently stepped up to give her first speech as CEO.
2

adv
In a way that shows you are sure something is true.

He confidently predicted that prices would fall.

Etymology

From confident + -ly.

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Describing Qualities

# confidently

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˈkɑnfɪdəntli
**IPA (UK):** ˈkɒnfɪdəntli
**Frequency rank:** 29489

## Meanings
1. In a way that shows you are sure of yourself or your abilities.
2. In a way that shows you are sure something is true.

## Examples
- Alice confidently stepped up to give her first speech as CEO.
- He confidently predicted that prices would fall.

## Etymology
From confident + -ly.

## AI Etymology
Confidently is from confident plus -ly. The suffix -ly recasts confident as an adverb: the lexical idea remains recognizable, but the word now describes manner, degree, or circumstance rather than naming the quality by itself. In use as an adverb, confidently denotes in a way that shows you are sure of yourself or your abilities and in a way that shows you are sure something is true. Typical contexts include “Alice confidently stepped up to give her first speech as CEO” and “He confidently predicted that prices would fall”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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