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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities;
- Example: "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"
- Example: "after that failure he lost his confidence"
- Example: "she spoke with authority"
[syn: assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Self-confidence \Self`-con"fi*dence\, n.
   The quality or state of being self-confident; self-reliance.
   [1913 Webster]

         A feeling of self-confidence which supported and
         sustained him.                           --Beaconsfield.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

self-confidence
    n 1: freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities;
         "his assurance in his superiority did not make him
         popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she
         spoke with authority" [syn: assurance, self-assurance,
         confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness]