Definition of CONFIDENT

confident

Plural: confidents

Adjective

  • having or marked by confidence or assurance
    • "a confident speaker"
    • "a confident reply"
    • "his manner is more confident these days"
    • "confident of fulfillment"

Adjective Satellite

  • persuaded of; very sure
    • "was confident he would win"
  • not liable to error in judgment or action; - Walter Lippman; - Michiko Kakutani

Adj

  • Very sure of something; positive.
  • Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
  • Forward, impudent.

Noun

  • Obsolete form of confidant.

Examples

  • "He was confident of success."
  • "I'm pretty confident that she's not lying, she's acting normally."

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

convinced, positive, sure-footed, surefooted, self-assured

Antonyms

diffident, insecure, self-destructive, shy

Scrabble Score: 15

confident: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
confident: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
confident: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

confident is a valid Words With Friends word