- full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing: We have every confidence in their ability to succeed.
- belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities; self-confidence; self-reliance; assurance: His lack of confidence defeated him.
- certitude; assurance: He described the situation with such confidence that the audience believed him completely.
- a secret that is confided or imparted trustfully: The friends exchanged many confidences over the years.
- See entry at vote of confidence.
- presumption; impudence: Her disdainful look crushed the confidence of the brash young man.
- something that gives confidence; ground of trust.
- as a secret or private matter, not to be divulged or communicated to others; with belief in a person's sense of discretion: I told him in confidence.
- a feeling of trust in a person or thing
- belief in one's own abilities; self-assurance
- trust or a trustful relationship
- something confided or entrusted; secret
- as a secret
