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confident
CEFRA2
/ˈkɒnfɪdənt/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Certain that you can succeed or that something is true.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailForward, impudent.
Examples
I'm confident that there won't be a world war.
We are confident in our expectation of a full recovery.
At a glance
Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
Also pronounced
- [-dn̩t]
- [ˈkʰɔɱ.fɪ.dənt]
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsSelf-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
Very sure of something; positive.
More examples
In contextWe are firmly confident of victory.
I'm pretty confident that she's not lying, she's acting normally.
He was confident of success.
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Origin
adjective
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.