confidence
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/]
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Senses
1. confidence (noun) — sense 1
Definition: Self-assurance.
Example: He entered the ring with confidence.
2. confidence (noun) — sense 2
Definition: A feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith.
Example: She had confidence it would soon end.
3. confidence (noun) — sense 3
Definition: Information held in secret; a piece of information shared but to thence be kept in secret.
Example: In the course of these confidences it became quite plain to me I had been represented to the wife of the high dignitary, and goodness knows to how many more people besides, as an exceptional and gifted creature - a piece of good fortune for the Company - a man you don’t get hold of every day.
Structure of the word
Roots:- bʰeydʰ (Proto-Indo-European)
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