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Added 9 October 2026

confident

/ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ adjective

In Latin: certus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about confident at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Very sure of something; positive.
I'm pretty confident that she's not lying, she's acting normally.
Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
Forward, impudent.

noun

Obsolete form of confidant.

Origin

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.

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