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Definition of confidance

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1. confidence [ n ] freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
Examples: "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular" "after that failure he lost his confidence" "she spoke with authority"

Used in print:

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)

Speakers at a Tipoff_Club dinner dealt lavish praise to a group of St._Louis_University players who , in the words of Coach_John_Benington , `` had more confidence in themselves than I did '' .

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

If so , it might be worth_while to assign a future jazz show to a different department - one with enough confidence in the musical material to cut_down on the number of performers and give them a_little room to display their talents .

(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)

Apparently the population as_a_whole eventually acquires enough confidence in the explanations of the scientists to modify its procedures and its fears .

In child_care , the opposite extreme prevails ; procedures change rapidly and parental confidence probably exceeds anything warranted by established psychological theory .

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

They possessed no outer fortifications , no hard shells of confidence ; they had enough difficulty getting from day to day , let_alone having an awful crime thrust upon them .

Synonyms confidence assurance self-confidence authority sureness self-assurance Related Terms certainty certain uncertain

2. confidence [ n ] a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
Examples: "I have confidence in our team" "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

Used in print:

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Dewey_Lawrence , a Tyler lawyer representing the Texas_Bankers_Association , sounded the opposition keynote when he said it would force banks to violate their contractual obligations with depositors and undermine the confidence of bank customers .

`` If you destroy confidence in banks , you do something to the economy '' , he said .

(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)

It is curious that even centuries of repetition of the yearly cycle did not induce a sufficient degree of confidence to allow people to abandon the ceremonies of the winter_solstice .

Synonyms confidence Related Terms diffidence security confident unconfident

3. confidence [ n ] a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable
Examples: "public confidence in the economy"

Used in print:

(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)

For the oyabun to make such a trip was either a sign of great weakness or an indication of equally great confidence , and from all the available information it was probably the latter .

Synonyms confidence Related Terms hopefulness

4. confidence [ n ] a trustful relationship
Examples: "he took me into his confidence" "he betrayed their trust"

Synonyms trust confidence Related Terms friendship entrust

5. confidence [ n ] a secret that is confided or entrusted to another
Examples: "everyone trusted him with their confidences" "the priest could not reveal her confidences"

Synonyms confidence Related Terms secret confide

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