confidence

English

/ˈkɒnfɪdəns/

noun
Definitions
  • self-Self-assurance.
  • A feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith.
  • Information held in secret.
  • (dated) Boldness; presumption.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnfīdentia borrowed from Old French confidence root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (persuade, trust, command, confide with, agree, take trust, be convinced, encourage, constrain).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeydʰ-

Gloss

persuade, trust, command, confide with, agree, take trust, be convinced, encourage, constrain

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