adj.
Pronunciation: ' kän-f ə -d ə nt, - ˌ dent
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin confident-, confidens, from present participle of confidere
Date: circa 1567
1 : full of conviction : CERTAIN < confident of success> < confident that conditions will improve>
2 : having or showing assurance and self-reliance <a confident young businessman> <a confident manner>
3 obsolete : TRUSTFUL , CONFIDING
– con · fi · dent · ly adverb