having or marked by confidence or assurance“a confident speaker”“a confident reply”“his manner is more confident these days”“confident of fulfillment”
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”Synonyms: convinced(p)positive(p)confident(p)
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”Synonyms: surefootedsure-footed
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Confident \Con"fi*dent\, n. See Confidant. --South. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]