Pronunciation: - ' kän-f ə -d ə n(t)s, - ˌ den(t)s
Function: noun
Date: 1609
: confidence in oneself and in one's powers and abilities
– self-con · fi · dent \ -f ə -d ə nt, - ˌ dent \ adjective
– self-con · fi · dent · ly adverb
Pronunciation: - ' kän-f ə -d ə n(t)s, - ˌ den(t)s
Function: noun
Date: 1609
: confidence in oneself and in one's powers and abilities
– self-con · fi · dent \ -f ə -d ə nt, - ˌ dent \ adjective
– self-con · fi · dent · ly adverb
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012