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- pronunciation:
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- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
having trust or faith in someone or something; sure.
The coach is confident that the team will win.After the last successful campaign, the generals were confident of overall victory.- synonyms:
- certain, positive, sure
- antonyms:
- apprehensive, hesitant, tentative, uncertain
- similar words:
- cocksure, convinced, nonchalant, satisfied, secure
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| definition 2: |
secure in one's own abilities; self-assured.
Now that she's been with the company for a year, she is much more confident.Wearing this stylish suit will make you feel confident.This job applicant was certainly confident in what he can do for the company.- synonyms:
- assured, self-assured, self-confident
- antonyms:
- bashful, beaten, diffident, insecure, self-conscious, shy, tentative, timid, timorous, tremulous, unsure
- similar words:
- nonchalant, secure
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| definition 3: |
overly self-assured; presumptuous.
You're a bit confident, saying something as bold as that!I detest that he's so smug and confident.- synonyms:
- cocksure, cocky, presumptuous
- antonyms:
- diffident
- similar words:
- assertive, bold, brash, forward, nervy, overconfident
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| related words: |
bull, crisp, hopeful, optimistic, positive, sanguine, sure |
adverb + (adj.)confident
absolutely,
awfully,
cautiously,
eerily,
extremely,
fairly,
fully,
increasingly,
less,
more,
outwardly,
overly,
pretty,
quietly,
quite,
reasonably,
serenely,
smoothly,
socially,
somewhat,
strangely,
sublimely,
supremely,
utterly,
very,
wholly
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(adj.)confident
+ adverb
enough
(adj.)confident
+ noun
ability,
accuracy,
assertion,
bearing,
biopsy,
chi-square,
chick,
demeanor,
generalization,
grin,
handling,
outcome,
prediction,
putt,
self-assured,
smile,
stride,
superiority,
swagger,
that,
tone,
victory
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| derivation: |
confidently (adv.) |
The word confident
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:
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
aberrant, accident, accidental, adherent, adjacent, affluent, agent, alterant, ambient, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, benevolent, coherent, combatant, complacent, confidant, confident, consequent, consultant, continent, conversant, current, defoliant, dependent, different, disinfectant, dissonant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, equilibrant, exorbitant, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, inadvertent, incessant, incognizant, inconsonant, indignant, informant, itinerant, malevolent, miscreant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, predominant, president, prudent, pungent, recreant, reluctant, repugnant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, tenant, transcendent, vacant, vagrant, variant, verdant
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