Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Self-assurance.

    He entered the ring with confidence.

    Selbstgewissheit, Selbstvergewisserung, Selbstvertrauen

    уве́ренностьuvérennostʹ, самоуве́ренностьsamouvérennostʹ

    впе́вненістьvpévnenistʹ, самовпе́вненістьsamovpévnenistʹ

  2. (countable, uncountable)A feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith.

    She had confidence it would soon end.

    I reposed a great deal of confidence in his judgment.

    Zuversicht, Vertrauen, Zutrauen

    уве́ренностьuvérennostʹ

    впе́вненістьvpévnenistʹ

    a feeling of trust (in someone or something)

  3. (countable, uncountable)Information held in secret; a piece of information shared but to thence be kept in secret.

    Vertraulichkeit

  4. (countable, dated, uncountable)Boldness; presumption.

Examples

579 sentences
  1. To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.

    Щоб досягти успіху в житті, потрібні дві речі: неуцтво та впевненість.

    ruЧтобы преуспеть в жизни, нужны всего две вещи: невежество и самоуверенность.

    deUm im Leben erfolgreich zu sein, braucht man zwei Dinge: Unwissenheit und Selbstvertrauen.

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  2. He has great confidence in himself.

    deEr hat großes Selbstvertrauen.

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  3. He has little confidence in himself.

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  4. He has confidence in his ability.

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  5. I appreciate your confidence in me.

    deIch weiß dein Vertrauen in mich zu schätzen.

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Translations

9 languages
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Русский
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Deutsch
By meaning 3
self-assurance:
quality of trusting:
information held in secret:

Origin

From Middle English confidence, from Latin cōnfīdentia (possibly via Old French confidence

From Middle English confidence, from Latin cōnfīdentia (possibly via Old French confidence), from cōnfīdō (“believe, confide in”) from con- (“with”) + fīdō (“trust”).

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