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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Confidence \Con"fi*dence\, n. [L. confidentia firm trust in self-confidence: cf F. confidence.] 1. The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of now commonly by in Society is built upon trust, and trust upon confidence of one another's integrity. --South. A cheerful confidence in the mercy of God. --Macaulay. 2. That in which faith is put or reliance had The Lord shall be thy confidence. --Prov. iii. 26. 3. The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as leads to a feeling of security; self-reliance; -- often with self prefixed. Your wisdom is consumed in confidence; Do not go forth to-day. --Shak. But confidence then bore thee on secure Either to meet no danger, or to find Matter of glorious trial. --Milton. 4. Private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared; as there were confidences between them Sir, I desire some confidence with you --Shak. {Confidence game}, any swindling operation in which advantage is taken of the confidence reposed by the victim in the swindler. {Confidence man}, a swindler. {To take into one's confidence}, to admit to a knowledge of one's feelings, purposes, or affairs. Syn: Trust; assurance; expectation; hope. I am confident that very much be done --Boyle. 2. Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved. Be confident to speak, Northumberland; We three are but thyself. --Shak. 3. Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted. As confident as is the falcon's flight Against a bird, do I with Mowbray fight. --Shak. 4. Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous. The fool rageth and is confident. --Prov. xiv. 16. 5. Giving occasion for confidence. [R.] The cause was more confident than the event was prosperious. --Jer. Taylor. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: confidence n 1: freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence" [syn: {assurance}, {self-assurance}, {self-confidence}, {authority}, {sureness}] 2: a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned" [ant: {diffidence}] 3: a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy" 4: a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust" [syn: {trust}] 5: a secret that is confided or entrusted to another; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences"
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