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self-confidence

[ self-kon-fi-duhns, self- ]

/ ˌsɛlfˈkɒn fɪ dəns, ˈsɛlf- /

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noun

realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.

excessive or inflated confidence in one's own judgment, ability, etc.

Origin of self-confidence

First recorded in 1630–40

SYNONYMS FOR self-confidence

1 assurance, self-possession, self-respect, poise.

2 conceit, self-esteem.

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OTHER WORDS FROM self-confidence

self-con·fi·dent, adjective self-con·fi·dent·ly, adverb

Words nearby self-confidence

self-composed, self-conceit, self-concept, self-conception, self-confessed, self-confidence, self-congratulation, self-conscious, self-consecration, self-consequence, self-consistent

Example sentences from the Web for self-confident

Strong and self-confident middle classes are usually considered to be the most important prerequisite for democracy to work well.

Why Democracy Will Struggle In The Arab World In 2014 |Balint Szlanko |January 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But now we have a more, uh, self-confident right wing, and consequently we have a new and different calculus.

Romney and the Right-Wing Shakedown |Michael Tomasky |March 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Expansive, amused, irresistibly self-confident, self-deprecating.

A Eulogy for Marie Colvin |Katrina Heron |March 14, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
In the June debate in New Hampshire, Michele Bachmann made a splash with her energetic, zesty, self-confident performance.

The Debate Losers: All Eight GOP Candidates |Michael Medved |August 12, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

And the self-confident Bush has not disappeared from the scene.

George Bush's Book Will Offend the Right |Matt Latimer |November 10, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Miss Phyllis was very brave and self-confident at the outset.

A Mysterious Disappearance |Gordon Holmes
Resourceful, bold and self-confident as the two were, yet now they could see nothing but death or capture in store for them.

The Radio Detectives in the Jungle |A. Hyatt Verrill
The young republic of the United States, lusty and self-confident, was seething with new thought.

A Social History of The American Negro |Benjamin Brawley
Hasty, self-confident, knowing better than anybody else, Peter once again ran himself into grave fault.

The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II |Marcus Dods
The commanding and self-confident tone in which Napoleon uttered these glowing sentences, silenced and confounded the generals.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. III, No. XVII, October 1851 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for self-confident

self-confidence

noun

confidence in one's own powers, judgment, etc

Derived forms of self-confidence

self-confident, adjective self-confidently, adverb