Confident — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having or marked by confidence or assurance

persuaded of; very sure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚli/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒnfɪdənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒnfɪdənt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚli/.

Examples

a confident speaker
a confident reply
his manner is more confident these days

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

surefooted convinced sure-footed positive

Antonyms

diffident

Parts of Speech

adjective	having or marked by confidence or assurance “a confident speaker”
adjective	persuaded of; very sure “were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join”
adjective	not liable to error in judgment or action; - Walter Lippman; - Michiko Kakutani “most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression”

Word Forms

confidence

noun

a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zuversichtlich

Vertrauen oder Gewissheit haben oder von diesen geprägt sein

🇫🇷French

confiant

ayant ou marqué par la confiance ou l'assurance

🇪🇸Spanish

seguro

tener o estar marcado por confianza o seguridad

🇮🇹Italian

fiducioso

avere o contrassegnato da fiducia o garanzia

🇳🇱Dutch

vol vertrouwen

vertrouwen of zekerheid hebben of gekenmerkt worden door vertrouwen

🇵🇹Portuguese

confiante

tendo ou marcado por confiança ou segurança

🇷🇺Russian

уверенный

имеющий или отмеченный доверием или уверенностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आत्मविश्वासी

विश्वास या आश्वासन से युक्त या चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

আত্মবিশ্বাসী

থাকা বা আস্থা বা আশ্বাস দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

நம்பிக்கை

நம்பிக்கை அல்லது உத்தரவாதம் கொண்ட அல்லது குறிக்கப்பட்ட

🇮🇳Telugu

నమ్మకంగా

విశ్వాసం లేదా హామీని కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా గుర్తించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

आत्मविश्वास

आत्मविश्वास किंवा आश्वासनाने किंवा चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિશ્વાસ

આત્મવિશ્વાસ અથવા ખાતરી દ્વારા અથવા ચિહ્નિત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆತ್ಮವಿಶ್ವಾಸ

ವಿಶ್ವಾಸ ಅಥವಾ ಭರವಸೆಯಿಂದ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആത്മവിശ്വാസം

ആത്മവിശ്വാസമോ ഉറപ്പോ ഉള്ളതോ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰੋਸਾ

ਭਰੋਸੇ ਜਾਂ ਭਰੋਸੇ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

پراعتماد

اعتماد یا یقین دہانی کے ذریعہ یا نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

自信的

具有或以信心或保证为标志

🇯🇵Japanese

自信を持って

自信または確信を持っている、または自信または保証によってマークされている

🇰🇷Korean

자신감

확신이나 확신을 갖고 있거나 그러한 것으로 표시됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tự tin

có hoặc được đánh dấu bởi sự tự tin hoặc đảm bảo

🇹🇭Thai

มั่นใจ

มีหรือทำเครื่องหมายด้วยความเชื่อมั่นหรือความมั่นใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

percaya diri

memiliki atau ditandai dengan keyakinan atau jaminan

🇵🇭Filipino

tiwala

pagkakaroon o minarkahan ng pagtitiwala o katiyakan

🇲🇾Malay

yakin

mempunyai atau ditandai dengan keyakinan atau jaminan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

واثق

وجود أو تميز بالثقة أو الضمان

🇮🇷Persian

مطمئن

داشتن یا مشخص شده توسط اطمینان یا اطمینان

🇹🇷Turkish

kendinden emin

güven veya güvenceye sahip olmak veya bunlarla işaretlenmiş olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

בַּטוּחַ

שיש או מסומן על ידי ביטחון או ביטחון

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