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- pronunciation:
- kan
fih
dihns
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a sense of assurance, faith, or trust in a person or thing.
My coach has confidence in my abilities.
- synonyms:
- belief, faith, trust
- antonyms:
- apprehension, distrust, doubt, uncertainty
- similar words:
- aplomb, assurance, certainty, credence, dependence, reliance, security, sureness
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| definition 2: |
a sense of assurance in oneself; self-confidence.
He does his job with great confidence.She exudes an air of confidence.- synonyms:
- self-assurance, self-confidence
- antonyms:
- diffidence, insecurity, self-doubt
- similar words:
- authority
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| definition 3: |
a secret.
She often shared confidences with her sister.- synonyms:
- secret
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| definition 4: |
reliance on another to keep a secret.
He told me this in strict confidence.- similar words:
- privacy, secrecy, trust
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| related words: |
hope, optimism, poise, presence, pride |
adjective + (n.)confidence
absolute, calm, complete, declining, eroding, expressed, false, fragile, increased, inspired, misplaced, mutual, public, renewed, restoring, somatic, strict, tremendous, utmost, utter
verb + (n.)confidence
affirm,
betray,
bolster,
boost,
breed,
brim,
build,
convey,
engender,
erode,
express,
exude,
foster,
gain,
inspire,
instil,
instill,
lack,
lose,
muster,
project,
radiate,
re-establish,
rebuild,
regain,
renew,
restore,
sap,
shake,
shatter,
shore,
strengthen,
undermine,
weaken
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(n.)confidence
+ verb
plummet, plunge, soar, trust, wane, waver
noun + (n.)confidence
anxiety,
aura,
competence,
consumer,
courage,
crisis,
degree,
ease,
efficacy,
erosion,
esteem,
investor,
lack,
level,
loss,
motivation,
poise,
pride,
public,
self,
self-esteem,
skill,
strength,
surge,
trust,
vote
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The word confidence
contains the following parts:
con-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix con-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " conceive
."
Example words:
conceive, concentrate, concentric, conclude, conclusion, condone, conduce, conducive, conduct, conductive, conduction, confer, conference, confidant, confide, confidence, confident, confine, confirm, conflict, confluence, conflux, conform, confuse, confusion, congener, congratulate, congregate, congress, conjecture, conjunct, conjunction, conjunctiva, connect, connote, conscript, conscription, consign, consonant, conspiracy, constant, constrain, construct, construction, contact, contain, container, context, continue, contract, conversant, convince, convict, conviction, convivial, convocation, convoke, inconceivable, inconsonant, inconspicuous, connotation, consequence, consequent
fid
Latin
root
that means faith, trust
Example words:
-ance, -ence, -ency, -ancy
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means state, quality, or act of
More about this word part:
The suffix group -ance
, -ence
, -ency
, -ancy
attaches to verbs and Latin verb stems to create nouns. The suffix -ance
is usually attached to whole English words, whereas -ence
is usually attached to roots: compare eloquence
and acceptance
. For most nouns ending in -ance
, -ence
, -ency
, -ancy
, there is a correponsponding adjective form ending in -ant, -ent.
Example words:
absence, acceptance, accountancy, admittance, agency, ambiance, ambience, appetency, arrogance, ascendancy, attendance, audience, belligerency, benevolence, brilliancy, buoyancy, cadence, clemency, complacency, conference, confidence, consequence, conservancy, consistency, constancy, constituency, contingency, counterinsurgency, countertendency, currency, decency, deficiency, delinquency, dependency, despondency, difference, disappearance, discrepancy, disturbance, efficiency, eloquence, emergency, equivalency, excellency, exigency, expectancy, expediency, fluency, frequency, hesitancy, importance, incoherency, inconsistency, incumbency, indecency, independence, independency, inefficiency, infancy, insufficiency, insurgency, interagency, interdependency, itinerancy, latency, leniency, malfeasance, malignancy, mendicancy, nonbelligerency, nonemergency, occupancy, occurrence, patency, permanency, piquancy, poignancy, potency, preference, pregnancy, presidency, proficiency, pungency, redundancy, regency, remembrance, residence, residency, science, solvency, stringency, subagency, sufficiency, superefficiency, superintendency, tenancy, tendency, transparency, urgency, vacancy, vagrancy
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