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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. having or marked by confidence or assurance;
- Example: "a confident speaker"
- Example: "a confident reply"
- Example: "his manner is more confident these days"
- Example: "confident of fulfillment"

2. persuaded of; very sure;
- Example: "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"
- Example: "I am positive he is lying"
- Example: "was confident he would win"
[syn: convinced(p), positive(p), confident(p)]

3. not liable to error in judgment or action;
- Example: "most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter Lippman
- Example: "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"- Michiko Kakutani
[syn: confident, surefooted, sure-footed]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Confident \Con"fi*dent\, n.
   See Confidant. --South. --Dryden.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

confident
    adj 1: having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident
           speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more
           confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment" [ant:
           diffident, shy, timid, unsure]
    2: persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to
       their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was
       confident he would win" [syn: convinced(p), positive(p),
       confident(p)]
    3: not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted
       of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter
       Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"-
       Michiko Kakutani [syn: confident, surefooted, sure-
       footed]