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confidence

203 2.2

A belief that things will turn out well

noun
/ˈkɒnfɪdəns/

: confianza

I have complete confidence that our project will succeed.
lack of confidence
express confidence
give confidence

But we would we'd have more and more confidence as things developed.

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Examples

Thus, a certain understanding of religious exclusivism does seem to increase one's confidence in the truth of Christianity.

Academic text (2011)
Come on now, I have confidence it's going to work.
And so this kind of data gives us some confidence that the answer is right.
So you start to feel this natural confidence and energy.
Thanks for the vote of confidence.

Ultraviolet (2006)
So what's your confidence level in our current military?
Many respondents have confidence that they are on the move toward the center.

Academic text (2015)
In 1973, the percentage of Americans with "great confidence" in law firms was 24 percent.

Academic text (1993)
Each generation bequeathed to the next a sense of confidence and optimism about the future.

Academic text (2008)
Both of our traditions, however, form us to live in joyful confidence and certainty of hope.

Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

faith

vsconfidence

∞ 1.4

Complete trust in a person, plan, or thing

is a general hopeful expectation rather than unquestioning trust

optimism

vsconfidence

209 2.8

A tendency to expect good results and see the positive side of things

is a focused hopeful expectation about outcomes rather than a broad tendency

positivity

vsconfidence

17 3.6

Feeling hopeful and expecting a good result

is a personal hopeful expectation rather than a general upbeat attitude

hopefulness

vsconfidence

5 1.3

A feeling that good things will happen

is a specific belief that things will turn out well

Antonyms

doubt

∞ 1.6

A feeling of not being sure about something

pessimism

28 4.6

A way of thinking that expects bad things to happen

Idioms

to ooze with confidence

Informal

4.2

Show strong, obvious confidence

Compounds

self-confidence

49 3.5

Trust in your own skills and worth

vote of confidence

Formal

20 3.3

A clear show of support by a group, often decided by a formal ballot

confidence man

2 8.4

A man who tricks people by gaining their trust and taking their money

confidence game

2 8.9

A dishonest trick that gains someone's trust to steal their money

boost in confidence

1 3.4

A sudden increase in belief in yourself that makes you feel more able

confidence trick

1 6.6

A dishonest plan to gain someone's trust and then take their money or things

confidence woman

8.4

A woman who gains people's trust to trick them out of money

jaw-jutting confidence

8.5

A bold, proud way of acting that shows you feel sure of yourself

surfeit of confidence

Formal

8.1

Too much confidence that makes you ignore risks or mistakes

unsinkable confidence

6.9

A strong belief in yourself that never goes away

How Hopeful

certainty

Literature

202 3.4

confidence

203 2.2

expectation

633 2.8

hope

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

confidence singular

confidences plural

Morphology

confidence = confide (transparent) = confide + ence

The noun 'confidence' is transparently derived from the verb 'confide' with the addition of the suffix '-ence', indicating the state or quality of confiding.

Etymology

Confidence comes from the Latin parts con- ('with') and fidere ('to trust'), the same root as fidelity. So when you have confidence that things will turn out well, it simply means you 'trust' the outcome, which is why the word means a hopeful belief.