Confident Meaning
/ˈkɒnfɪdənt/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjVery sure of something; positive.
adjSelf-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
Sentence Examples
We are firmly confident of victory.
I'm confident that there won't be a world war.
We are confident in our expectation of a full recovery.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ speaker addressed the large crowd without stammering once.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She walked into the interview room feeling calm and ____ about her skills and experience.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"I was rated as the most confident ruffian, for daring to approach her room at that hour of night."
— 1775, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Duenna, I.2:
"He managed this consultation with exceeding secrecy, admitting only four or five of his confidents, on whom he most relied"
— 1684, John Dryden, The History of the League, translation of Histoire de la Ligue by Louis Maimbourg:
"a certain Lawyer , a great Confident of the Rebels"
— 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ speaker addressed the large crowd without stammering once.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She walked into the interview room feeling calm and ____ about her skills and experience.