Confidence

Definition: Confidence

Confidence

Noun

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

2. A feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned".

3. A state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy".

4. A trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust".

5. A secret that is confided or entrusted to another; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences".

Date "confidence" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Etymology: Confidence \Con"fi*dence\, noun. [Latin expression confidentia firm trust in, self-confidence: compare to the French expression confidence.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Statistics	The degree of assurance that a given statement is true. Quantitatively, the probability that the parameter being estimated is included between given(confidence)limits. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Confidence

Synonyms: assurance (n), authority (n), self-assurance (n), self-confidence (n), sureness (n), trust (n). (additional references)

Antonym: diffidence (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Belief	Noun: belief; credence; credit; assurance; faith, trust, troth, confidence, presumption, sanguine expectation; (hope); dependence on, reliance on.
	Give one credit for; confide in, believe in, put one's trust in; place in, repose in, implicit confidence in; take one's word for, at one's word; place reliance on, rely upon, swear by, regard to.
	Cause to be believed; Verb: satisfy, persuade, have the ear of, gain the confidence of, assure; convince, convict, convert; wean, bring round; bring over, win over; indoctrinate; (teach); cram down the throat; produce conviction, carry conviction; bring home to, drive home to.
Concealment	In confidence, in strict confidence, in strictest confidence; confidentially; Adjective: between ourselves, between you and me; between you and me and the bedpost; entre nous, inter nos, under the seal of secrecy; a couvert.
Courage	Noun: courage, bravery, valor; resoluteness, boldness; Adjective: spirit, daring, gallantry, intrepidity; contempt of danger, defiance of danger; derring-do; audacity; rashness; dash; defiance; confidence, self-reliance.
Deception	Trick, cheat, wile, blind, feint, plant, bubble, fetch, catch, chicane, juggle, reach, hocus, bite; card sharping, stacked deck, loaded dice, quick shuffle, double dealing, dealing seconds, dealing from the bottom of the deck; artful dodge, swindle; tricks upon travelers; stratagem; (artifice); confidence trick, fake, hoax; theft; ballot-box stuffing barney, brace game, bunko game, drop game, gum game, panel game; shell game, thimblerig; skin game.
Expectation	Hope; trust; (belief); auspices; (prediction); assurance, confidence, presumption, reliance.
Fear	Noun: fear, timidity, diffidence, want of confidence; apprehensiveness, fearfulness; Adjective: solicitude, anxiety, care, apprehension, misgiving; feeze; mistrust; (doubt); suspicion, qualm; hesitation; (irresolution).
Hope	Noun: hope, hopes; desire; fervent hope, sanguine expectation, trust, confidence, reliance; faith; (belief); affiance, assurance; secureness, security; reassurance.
Safety	Refuge; anchor; precaution; (preparation); quarantine, cordon sanitaire. confidence.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Oh, well, thank you very much, very nice of you. Your vote of confidence is overwhelming (The Princess Bride; writing credit: William Goldman) Don't worry, your yellow-bellied ratting will be held in the strictest confidence. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) I love the Village People, they give me confidence. Even though I'm not too bright, I am rather dense (Whose Line Is It Anyway?; writing credit: Dan Patterson; Mark Leveson) That is of use. Honesty attracts confidence, and confidence is our core of our business (The Prisoner; writing credit: Dennis Marks) I lied to you, betrayed your confidence, and now I've fallen in love with youtoo late (The Price of Fear; writing credit: Dick Irving Hyl; Robert Tallman)
Lyrics	And shake me and my confidence (Run-Around; performing artist: Blues Traveler) I got some issues with my own confidence (The Best Man I Can Be; performing artist: Ginuwine) Build up your confidence (To Be With You; performing artist: Mr. Big) Self confidence slippin, still runnin away (Halfway To Memphis; performing artist: Sammy Hagar) You're fighting with lost confidence (Breakout; performing artist: Swing Out Sister)
Clever	I have not a particle of confidence in a man who has no redeeming vices. (references; author: Mark Twain) Confidence is the feeling you have before you understand the situation. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Confidence (2003) The Confidence Course (1965) La Confidence fausse (1964) Confidence Girl (1952) Strictly in Confidence (1933)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Betty Crocker's Cooking Basics: Learning to Cook With Confidence (Betty Crocker) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	In Confidence (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Confidence (reference) Sailing With Confidence (reference) Cherfitness: Body Confidence (reference) Flying With Confidence Overcome your Fear of Flying (reference) Massage with Confidence (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Music for Courage & Confidence (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	In confidence. Credit: Library of Congress.		Confidence. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Cheer up Mr. President--it is not Congress which shows lack of confidence. Credit: Library of Congress.		Vote of confidence. Credit: Library of Congress.
	The result of public confidence. Credit: Library of Congress.		Their policy is, naturally, to dispel fear and to inspire confidence. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Ripton: July 19the 1842, beat Confidence, in a match for $500 a side, 2 mile heats in harness over Centreville course, L.I. winning in 2 straight heats, time 5:10 - 5:14 1/2. Credit: Library of Congress.		La confidence. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Confidence in Corish : vote Labour. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Author Unknown	Confidence and courage come through preparation and practice.
George Herbert	Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Henry David Thoreau	People die of fright and live of confidence.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe	Who is sure of their own motives can in confidence advance or retreat.
Pierre Corneille	Danger breeds best on too much confidence.
Publilius Syrus	Confidence is the bond of friendship.
Vince Lombardi	Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
William Hazlitt	As is our confidence, so is our capacity.
William Pitt	Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged heart.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	He that shall oppose an assault only with a shield to receive the blows, or in any more respectful posture, without a sword in his hand, to abate the confidence and force of the assailant, will quickly be at an end of his resistance, and will find such a defence serve only to draw on himself the worse usage. (Second Treatise of Government)
Winston S. Churchill	1946	This might be started on a modest scale and would grow as confidence grew. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	She could now look forward to giving him that full and perfect confidence which her disposition was most ready to welcome as a duty
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel	But this long debt of confidence, due from me to him, whose bane and ruin I have been, shall at length be paid
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Have some confidence in me.
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	I remember a thrush had the confidence to snatch out of my hand with his bill a piece of cake that Glumdalclitch had just given me for my breakfast
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	The soil, it appears, is suited to the seed, for it has sent its radicle downward, and it may now send its shoot upward also with confidence.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		We have confidence in the safety of pasteurized milk for several reasons. (references)
		Once a diagnosis is made with confidence, patients must consider a profusion of information�"and misinformation�"associated with this complex disease. (references)
		Programs must be carefully structured to promote consumer confidence and to work cooperatively with health plans, providers, payers, and regulators. (references)
Business		The most direct effect was on industry confidence. (references)
		Developing customer confidence is critical for both large and small foreign firms. (references)
		Expensive credit and the lack of confidence by foreign manufacturers limit their plans. (references)
Civil Liberties	Kuwait	Such actions may lead to votes of no confidence against Ministers, as well as their removal from office. (references)
	Peru	Revelations of the scope and depth of media corruption under the Fujimori administration have affected public confidence in the media, particularly television. (references)
	Haiti	Among others, Edner Confidence of Radio Sacre-Coeur said that he had received death threats because he reported on irregularities and corruption in the public administration of the commune of Thiotte. (references)
Economic History	Georgia	Rising dollarization suggests a lack of confidence in the Georgian Lari. (references)
	Indonesia	Resolution of the current political impasse could spark renewed confidence. (references)
	Vietnam	Renewed confidence in the economy also spurred a revival in domestic demand. (references)
Human Rights	Poland	These factors contribute to a lack of public confidence. (references)
	Burundi	Many citizens have lost confidence in the system's ability to provide even basic protection. (references)
	Philippines	Court inaction on these cases contributes to a climate of impunity that undermines public confidence in the justice system. (references)
Political Economy	Colombia	High levels of violence greatly inhibit business confidence. (references)
	Israel	The Knesset can also bring down the government in a vote of no confidence. (references)
	Bulgaria	On July 24, 2001, following a vote of confidence in the National Assembly, the new government took office. (references)
Political Rights	Kazakhstan	Final totals in the parliamentary vote of confidence were made public, but not the votes of individual members. (references)
	Kazakhstan	In June 1999, Parliament banned the press and other outsiders from observing the vote of confidence in the Government. (references)
	Armenia	Serious breaches of the election law resulted in a lack of public confidence in the integrity of the overall election process. (references)
Trade	Croatia	Again, these are positive signs of an improved level of confidence in the banking sector. (references)
	Korea	The conclusion of a BIT would provide greater confidence to the American investment community. (references)
	Venezuela	Significant foreign presence in the Venezuelan financial sector is credited with helping to restore confidence in the banking sector. (references)
Travel	Portugal	Legal contracts don't have the strength in business associations that personal confidence, built over years of experience, offers. (references)
	Japan	Building relationships (which probably precede a first-time sale) should emphasize trust, confidence, loyalty and commitment for the long term. (references)
	Nepal	Foreigners must be prepared to obtain the proper introductions and to spend the proper amount of time on confidence building before entering into business negotiations. (references)
Women	Haiti	The report also found that many women do not report these forms of abuse due to fear, shame, or lack of confidence in judicial remedies. (references)
	Yemen	In some cases, women do not use clinics because they are unable to afford them or reach them from their remote villages, have little confidence in them, or their male relatives or they themselves refuse to allow a male doctor to examine them. (references)
	South Africa	The SAPS operates 12 Family Violence, Child Protection, and Sexual Offenses (FCS) Units, which deal specifically with these issues and which are intended, in part, to increase victims' confidence in the police, thereby leading to increased reporting of such crimes. (references)
Worker Rights	Guatemala	Workers had little confidence that the responsible executive and judicial institutions would defend effectively their rights as employees when employers violated those rights. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	LICKSPITTLE, n. A useful functionary, not infrequently found editing a newspaper. In his character of editor he is closely allied to the blackmailer by the tie of occasional identity; for in truth the lickspittle is only the blackmailer under another aspect, although the latter is frequently found as an independent species. Lickspittling is more detestable than blackmailing, precisely as the business of a confidence man is more detestable than that of a highway robber; and the parallel maintains itself throughout, for whereas few robbers will cheat, every sneak will plunder if he dare.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Dennis Miller	True confidence must come from the inside.
Gerald Ford	In all my public and private acts as your president, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end. My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.
James Dobson	Well, I have confidence in the Lord. I have confidence in God and in my Lord, Jesus Christ, and I believe that he has the answers even when I don't and he told us to trust him even when we can't track him.
Mark Shields	Governor Ridge, nobody questions the closeness of your relationship, the trust and confidence between you and the president.
Trent Lott	I am pleasantly surprised. I knew that our military men and women were very capable. I had confidence in the President and his advisers, and Secretary Rumsfeld to develop a plan, and his uniformed military personnel to develop a plan.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	Real patriots who may resist the intrigues of the favorite are liable to become suspected and odious, while its tools and dupes usurp the applause and confidence of the people to surrender their interests.
Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	The assurances, indeed, of friendly disposition received from all the powers with whom we have principle relations had inspired a confidence that our peace with them would not have been disturbed.
Herbert C. Hoover	1929-1933	Confidence in rigid and speedy justice is decreasing.
John F. Kennedy	1961-1963	For if Freedom and Communism were to compete for man's allegiance in a world at peace, I would look to the future with ever increasing confidence.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	Their confidence is deep.
Richard Nixon	1969-1974	Far more dangerous, we would lose confidence in ourselves.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	Together, we've already begun to build the foundation for confidence in our economic system.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	America is back, standing tall, looking to the eighties with courage, confidence, and hope.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	But even more important, America again has the confidence to dream big dreams.
George W. Bush	2001-2005	By ending this investment penalty we will strengthen investor confidence.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Confidence" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Confidence" is used about 6,995 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	6,995	1,384

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "confidence".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Betah	N/A	Biblical	Confidence
Bethabara	N/A	Biblical	The house of confidence
Chisleu	N/A	Biblical	Confidence
Harhas	N/A	Biblical	Heat of confidence
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "confidence": a vote of confidence ♦ absolute confidence ♦ abuse of confidence ♦ admit into one's confidence ♦ admit smb. into one's confidence ♦ answer with confidence ♦ Bayesian confidence intervals ♦ be in smb.'s confidence ♦ confidence bound ♦ confidence curves ♦ confidence figure ♦ confidence game ♦ confidence in ♦ confidence interval for the difference between two proportions ♦ Confidence Intervals ♦ confidence limit ♦ confidence man ♦ confidence test ♦ confidence trick ♦ confidence trickster ♦ Consumer Confidence ♦ dent smb.'s confidence ♦ entire confidence ♦ gain confidence ♦ gain smb.'s confidence in an underhand way ♦ give smb. one's confidence ♦ have confidence in ♦ have confidence in smb. ♦ have every confidence in smb. ♦ have every confidence that ♦ implicit confidence ♦ in confidence ♦ in strict confidence ♦ lack of confidence ♦ lapse in confidence ♦ lose one's self confidence ♦ misuse of confidence ♦ most selective confidence intervals ♦ Neyman most selective unbiased confidence intervals ♦ Neyman most selective unbiassed confidence intervals ♦ no confidence ♦ ooze confidence ♦ over confidence ♦ place confidence in ♦ question of confidence ♦ self confidence ♦ simultaneous confidence intervals ♦ take smb. into one's confidence ♦ To take into one's confidence ♦ unworthy of confidence ♦ vote of confidence ♦ vote of no confidence ♦ want of confidence vote ♦ win smb.'s confidence ♦ with confidence. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "confidence": confidence-boost, confidence-booster, confidence-boosting, confidence-builder, confidence-building, confidence-building measures, confidence-creating, confidence-inspiring, confidence-promoting, confidence-rebuilding, confidence-undermining.
	Ending with "confidence": no-confidence, over-confidence.
	Containing "confidence": no-confidence vote.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "confidence"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		vertroue (faith, trust). (various references)

Albanian		siguri (aplomb, assurance, assuredness, asylum, certainty, certitude, cover, dependability, guaranty, hostage, reliability, reliance, safety, security, sureness, surety, trustiness), mirëbesim (credit, faith), e fshehtë (mystery, secrecy, secret), besim në vetvete, besim (belief, credence, credit, credo, creed, denomination, dependence, dogma, doxy, expectation, faith, hope, reliance, religion, trust). (various references)

Arabic		‏سر بوصفه سر, ‏الثقة (dependability), ‏إيمان (belief, credence, faith, true religion), ‏إيداع (committing, deposition, entrusting, remittance), ‏ثقة (assurance, belief, certainty, certitude, credit, faith, positivism, reliable, reliance, sureness, surety, trust). (various references)

Bulgarian		увереност (assurance, certainty, certitude, reassurance, security, sureness, surety, trust), тайна (arcanum, dogbane, mystery, privacy, secrecy, secret, whisper), вяра (belief, credence, credit, dependence, doctrine, faith, religion, trust), доверяване, доверие (belief, credence, credit, dependence, faith, reliance, security, trust). (various references)

Chinese		信心 (faith). (various references)

Czech		tajnost (furtiveness, hugger mugger, stealth), sebejistota (self-assurance), dùvìrnost (closeness, familiarity, intimacy, privacy), dùvìra (belief, credit, faith, reliance, trust). (various references)

Danish		tillid (faith, trust). (various references)

Dutch		vertrouwen (confide, entrust, faith, have confidence in, have faith, have faith in, rely, trust), geloof (belief, believe, faith, religion, trust), fiducie (faith, trust). (various references)

Esperanto		naiveco, konfido, konfidenco (secret), fido (faith, trust). (various references)

Faeroese		góðvarni, álit (faith, trust). (various references)

Farsi		صمیمیت (Devotion, Intimacy, Sincerity), اعتماد (Belief, Con, Credence, Reliance, Trust), اعتقاد (Belief, Credence, Faith, Ism, Trust), اطمینان (Assurance, Certainty, Certitude, Cretain, Persuasion, Security, Surety, Trust), رازگوءی . (various references)

Finnish		varmuus (assurance, certainty, safety, security, sureness), luottamus (reliance, trust), luotettavuus (reliability, trustworthiness). (various references)

French		confiance, foi. (various references)

Frisian		fidúsje (faith, trust), fertrouwen (faith, trust). (various references)

German		vertrauen (assurance, confide, dependence, faith, have faith, have faith in, reliance, rely, to confide, to rely, to trust, trust, trustfulness), zuversicht (certainty, faith, trust), sicherheit (aplomb, assurance, caution, certainty, certitude, certitudes, collateral, competence, firmness, guaranty, immunity, reliability, safeness, safety, secureness, security, self-assurance, steadiness, sureness, surety). (various references)

Greek		εμπιστοσύνη (affiance, conficence, confidence in, dependence, reliance, trust, trustfulness, trustiness), εχεμύθεια (discretion, reticence, secrecy), αυτοπεποίθηση (self confidence, self-assertion, self-assurance, self-confidence, self-reliance). (various references)

Hebrew		מבטח (faith, reliance, security, trust), אמון (belief, faith, faithful, fidelity, trained, trust), אמו� �" (belief, devotion, faith, persuasion, religion, tenet, trust), �"פק�"�" (appointing, committing, depositing money, deposition, entrusting), ביטחון (defence, security), בטחון (assurance, defence, faith, safety, security, trust), � אמ� ות (adherence, allegiance, fidelity, loyalty, reliability, troth, trust, trusteeship, trustiness, trustworthiness). (various references)

Hungarian		magabiztosság (assertiveness, cock-sureness, nerve, panache, self-assertion, self-assurance, self-confidence), bizalom (credence, credit, dependence, faith, reliance, trist, trust, trustfulness), teljes bizonyosság, szerénytelenség (immodesty), szemtelenség (audaciousness, audacity, brashness, brass, cheek, effrontery, hubris, impertinence, impudence, insolence, pertness, presumption, puppyism, sauce, sauciness), remény (expectance, expectancy, expectation, expectations, hope, outlook, promise, prospects), pökhendiség (pridefulness), meggyőződés (conviction, persuasion), bizonyosság (assurance, certainty, certitude, sureness, surety), bizalmas közlés (low-down), bizakodás (reliance), arcátlanság (audaciousness, audacity, boldness, cheek, cockiness, cock-sureness, contumely, effrontery, impertinence, impudence). (various references)

Icelandic		traust (faith, trust). (various references)

Irish		muinín. (various references)

Italian		fiducia (assurance, credit, dependence, dependency, faith, reliance, trust), confidenza (assurance, intimacy, secret, trust), affidamento (commitment, entrusting, trust). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		信� � (reliance, trust). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		し�"ぼう (atrium, axle, careful, chamber of the heart, deeply laid plan, deliberate, endurance, patience, popularity, shaft, thoughtful), し�"に�" (acceptance, acknowledge, admission, credence, imperial appointment, inaugural, new, trust), し�"らい (a newcomer, reliance, trust), し�"よう (belief, credence, credit, dependence, faith, reliance), し�" (8th in rank, Buddhist sect originating in the thirteenth century, core, devotion, eighth sign of the Chinese calendar, faith, fidelity, genuineness, heart, marrow, new, reality, reliance, sincerity, trust, truth, wick), ま�"と (devotion, faith, fidelity, reliance, sincerity, trust, truth), かくし�" (conviction, core, innovation, kernel, reform), よぼう (aforethought, esteem, honor, popularity, precaution, premeditation, prevention, protection against, reputation). (various references)

Korean		� 뢰 (Reliance, trusting). (various references)

Manx		treisht (charge, charge duty, hope, trust), roon (malice, obstinacy, resentment; rune, spite, viciousness), folliaght (mystery, secrecy, secret, stealthiness), daanys (boldness, cheek, cockiness, daring, effrontery, resolution, rudeness, self-assurance), creeaght (courage, morale), barrant (reliance, voucher, warrant). (various references)

Norwegian		tillit (faith, trust). (various references)

Papiamen		konfiansa, fe (belief, faith, trust). (various references)

Pig Latin		onfidencecay.(various references)

Polish		naiwność. (various references)

Portuguese		confiança (affiance, assurance, assuredness, belief, credit, dependability, dependence, dependency, faith, reliability, reliance, reposal, trust), fé (affiance, belief, faith, fay, religion, trust). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian		confiança. (various references)

Romanian		credinţã (allegiance, belief, communion, confession, constancy, conviction, creed, denomination, faith, faithfulness, fidelity, hope, illusion, loyalty, persuasion, religion, standpoint, trust), convingere fermã, confidenţã (secret), siguranţã de sine (self-assurance), siguranţã (assurance, assuredness, certainty, cocksureness, fuse, light fuse, lock, reliability, resolution, retentiveness, safety, security, surety), mãrturisire (admission, avouchment, avowal, confession, profession, recognizance), încredinţare (commitment, conviction, entrusting), încredere (affiance, belief, credit, dependence, faith, reliability, reliance, reposal, security, trust). (various references)

Russian		доверие (affiance, credence, credit, dependence, faith, reliance, trust). (various references)

Scottish		tulchuis (penetration), muinighinn (hope; dependence, trust), muinighin, dòchas (hope). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		poverenje (affiance, faith, reliance, trust). (various references)

Spanish		confianza (belief, dependability, dependence, dependency, faith, familiarity, hope, reliability, reliance, trust, trustfulness). (various references)

Swedish		tillit (dependence, faith, trust), förtroende (faith, reliance, trust), tillförsikt (assurance). (various references)

Thai		ไม่ไว้วางใจใน (lose belief in, lose confidence in, lose faith in). (various references)

Turkish		sırdaşlık, sır (arcana, arcanum, cabala, cabbala, enamel, foil, glaze, glazing, hugger mugger, huggermugger, luster, lustre, mystery, riddle, secret), kendine güven (aplomb, assertiveness, assuredness, ego, self confidence, self sufficiency, self-assurance, self-reliance), itimat (belief, credence, dependence, reliance, trust), inanma (belief, conviction, credit, trust), inanç (affiance, belief, conscience, conviction, credence, credo, creed, cult, dogma, faith, faithfulness, opinion, opinions, persuasion, positiveness, reliance, religion, tenet), güven (affiance, assurance, belief, credence, credit, dependance, dependence, faith, positiveness, reliance, sureness, trust). (various references)

Ukrainian		самовпевненість (aplomb, arrogance, assuming, assumption, assuredness, outrecuidance, overconfidence, presumption, self confidence, self sufficiency, self-assertion), конфіденційне повідомлення, довір'я (affiance, credit, dependence, faith, reliance, tick, trust). (various references)

Vietnamese		chuyên bí mật sự tin, chuyện tâm sự, chuyện kín, sự tin tưởng sự tin chắc, sự tin cậy (dependence, reliance), sự quả quyết sự liều, sự nói riêng, sự giãi b� y tâm sự chuyện riêng. (various references)

Welsh		ymddiriedolaeth (trust), ymddiried (trust), hyder (assurance, trust), ffydd (faith, trust). (various references)

Zulu		-ethemba (account, accredit, believe, confide, deem, entrust, have confidence in, have faith, have faith in, hope, trust). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Sumerian	3100 BCE-2500 BCE	zid. (various references)
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	fides. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Proverbs Chapter 3, Verse 26
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	O gar kurioV estai epi paswn odwn sou kai ereisei son poda ina mh saleuqhV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Dominus enim erit in latere tuo et custodiet pedem tuum ne capiaris
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	The Lord forsothe shal ben in thi side; and kepe thi foot, that thou be not take.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	For the LORD will be thy confidence, and will keep thy foot from being taken.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	For the Lord will be your hope, and will keep your foot from being taken in the net.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Proverbs Chapter 3, Verse 26
Cebuano	Kay si Jehova mao ang imong kasaligan, Ug magabantay sa imong tiil nga dili hidakpan.
Croatian	Jer æe ti Jahve biti uzdanje i èuvat æe nogu tvoju od zamke.
Danish	thi HERREN skal være din Tillid, han vogter din Fod, så den ikke hildes.
Dutch	Want de HEERE zal met uw hoop wezen, en Hij zal uw voet bewaren van gevangen te worden.
Finnish	Sillä sinä saat luottaa Herraan, hän varjelee sinun jalkasi joutumasta kiinni.
French	Car l`Éternel sera ton assurance, Et il préservera ton pied de toute embûche.
German	Denn der HERR ist dein Trotz; der behütet deinen Fuß, daß er nicht gefangen werde.
Haitian Creole	Paske se Seyè a ki tout espwa ou. Li p'ap kite ou pran nan pèlen.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	TUHAN akan menjaga engkau. Ia tidak akan membiarkan engkau terperosok ke dalam perangkap.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Karena Tuhanlah akan menjadi kuatmu serta Ia memeliharakan kakimu dari pada jerat.
Italian	perché il Signore sar� la tua sicurezza, preserver� il tuo piede dal laccio.
Maori	Ko Ihowa hoki hei okiokinga mou, a mana e tiaki tou waewae kei mau.
Norwegian	For Herren skal være din tillit, og han skal bevare din fot fra å fanges.
Portuguese	Porque o Senhor será a tua confiança, e guardará os teus pés de serem presos.
Rumanian	cqci Domnul va fi nqdejdea ta, wi El kyi va pqzi piciorul de cqdere.
Russian	� ПФПНХ ЮФП зПУ� П�"Ш �'Х�"ЕФ Х� ПЧБОЙЕН ФЧПЙН Й УПИТБОЙФ ОПЗХ ФЧПА ПФ ХМПЧМЕОЙС.
Spanish	porque Jehovah será tu confianza y él guardará tu pie de caer en la trampa.
Swedish	Ty HERREN skall då vara ditt hopp, och han skall bevara din fot för snaran.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "confidence": confidences. (additional references)
	Words ending with "confidence": nonconfidence, overconfidence. (additional references)
	Words containing "confidence": nonconfidences, overconfidences. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Confidence" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cconfidence, concidence, conficence, confidance, confidense, confidente, conidence, Considine. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "confidence" (pronounced kÄ"nfuduns)
9	k Ä" n f u d u n s	overconfidence.
5	-u d u n s	coincidence, decadence, dissidence, evidence, incidence, precedence, Providence, residence.
4	-d u n s	abundance, accordance, ascendance, attendance, avoidance, cadence, correspondence, credence, dependence, guidance, impedance, imprudence, independence, interdependence, jurisprudence, overabundance, overdependence, prudence, riddance, subsidence, transcendence.
3	-u n s	absence, abstinence, acceptance, abeyance, abhorrence, acquaintance, acquiescence, adherence, admirations, admittance, adolescence, affluence, allegiance, alliance, allowance, ambiance, ambience, ambivalence, ambulance, annoyance, appearance, appliance, arrogance, assistance, assurance, audience, balance, belligerence, beneficence, benevolence, bioscience, brilliance, capacitance, chrominance, circumference, clairvoyance, Clarence, clearance, coexistence, cognizance, coherence, coinsurance, comeuppance, competence, compliance, concurrence, condolence, conference, confluence, conformance, congruence, connivance, conscience, consequence, consistence, continuance, contrivance, convalescence, convenience, convergence, conveyance, countenance, counterbalance, counterintelligence, dalliance, Defeasance, deference, defiance, deliverance, deterrence, deviance, difference, diligence, disallowance, disappearance, discontinuance, disobedience, dissonance, distance, disturbance, divergence, dominance, ebullience, elegance, eloquence, emergence, eminence, endurance, entrance, equivalence, essence, evanescence, excellence, existence, expedience, experience, extravagance, exuberance, flamboyance, Florence, forbearance, fragrance, furtherance, governance, grievance, hindrance, ignorance, imbalance, immanence, imminence, impatience, importance, impotence, inadvertence, incoherence, incompetence, incontinence, inconvenience, indifference, inductance, indulgence, inexperience, inference, influence, inheritance, innocence, insignificance, insistence, insolence, instance, insurance, intelligence, interference, intolerance, intransigence, invariance, irrelevance, irreverence, issuance, licence, license, luminance, luminescence, maintenance, malfeasance, negligence, neuroscience, noncompliance, noninterference, nonviolence, nuisance, obedience, observance, obsolescence, occurrence, omnipotence, omnipresence, opulence, ordinance, Ordnance, overreliance, parlance, patience, penance, performance, permanence, persecutions, perseverance, persistence, pestilence, petulance, phosphorescence, pittance, predominance, preeminence, preference, preponderance, prescience, presence, prevalence, prominence, protuberance, provenance, province, pseudoscience, quintessence, radiance, reappearance, reassurance, recalcitrance, recognizance, reconnaissance, recurrence, reemergence, reference, reinspections, reinsurance, relevance, reliance, reluctance, remembrance, reminiscence, remittance, repentance, resemblance, resilience, resistance, resonance, resurgence, reticence, reverence, science, semblance, senescence, sentence, sequence, severance, significance, silence, submergence, subservience, subsistence, substance, surveillance, sustenance, teleconference, temperance, tolerance, transference, transience, turbulence, unbalance, utterance, Valence, variance, vehemence, vengeance, videoconference, vigilance, violence, virulence.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-c-d-e-e-f-i-n-n-o"
	-2 letters: confined.
	-3 letters: codeine, concede, confide, confine, ecocide.
	-4 letters: codein, coifed, coined, conine, conned, define, donnee, edenic, encode, fenced, fennec, finned, foined, indene, neoned.
	-5 letters: codec, coden, coned, conic, conin, deice, diene, donee, donne, fence, fiend, fined, inned, niece, nonce.
	Words containing the letters "c-c-d-e-e-f-i-n-n-o"
	+1 letter: confidences.
	+3 letters: nonconfidence.
	+4 letters: nonconfidences, overconfidence.
	+5 letters: noncertificated, overconfidences, videoconference.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
confidence	443	improving self confidence	12
self confidence	348	confidence no vote	12
consumer confidence	112	developing self confidence	10
confidence interval	110	self confidence tip	10
consumer confidence index	62	confidence and self esteem	10
confidence building	56	confidence builder	10
confidence movie	51	confidence course	10
build confidence	38	in strict confidence	9
building self confidence	33	buy buy.com confidence	9
confidence trade	28	business confidence	8
confidence level	27	calculating confidence interval	8
confidence soundtrack	26	self confidence quote	8
confidence quote	25	calculate confidence interval	8
consumer confidence report	23	improve self confidence	7
build self confidence	18	lack of self confidence	7
confidence interval percentile rank	18	confidence man	7
confidence with woman	16	confidence poem	7
golf confidence	14	confidence consumer michigan university	7
gain confidence	14	gain self confidence	7
body of confidence	13	confidence consumer level	6
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Confidence

Definition: Confidence

Confidence

Noun

Specialty Definition: Confidence

Specialty Definition: Confidence, West Virginia

Fear

Synonyms: Confidence

Synonyms within Context: Confidence

Belief

Concealment

Courage

Deception

Expectation

Fear

Hope

Safety

Crosswords: Confidence

Modern Usage: Confidence

Screenplays

Lyrics

Clever

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Confidence

Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

Music

Image Slideshow: Confidence

Photos:Confidence

Computer Images:Confidence

Photo Album: Confidence

Familiar Quotations: Confidence

Author Unknown

George Herbert

Henry David Thoreau

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Pierre Corneille

Publilius Syrus

Vince Lombardi

William Hazlitt

William Pitt

Historic Usage: Confidence

John Locke

Winston S. Churchill

Use in Literature: Confidence

Emma

Austen, Jane

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Non-Fiction Usage: Confidence

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: Confidence

Dennis Miller

Gerald Ford

James Dobson

Mark Shields

Trent Lott

Speeches: Confidence

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Herbert C. Hoover

John F. Kennedy

Lyndon B. Johnson

Richard Nixon

Jimmy Carter

Ronald Reagan

Bill Clinton

George W. Bush

Usage Frequency: Confidence

Derived & Related Names: Confidence

Expressions: Confidence

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Confidence

Photos:
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