confident

Words with a similar base: confident

'confident'

[confident.a.01] as in: having or marked by confidence or assurance

Examples:
a confident speaker
a confident reply
his manner is more confident these days
confident of fulfillment

'confident'

[convinced.s.01] as in: persuaded of; very sure

Examples:
were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join
I am positive he is lying
was confident he would win

'confident'

[confident.s.02] as in: not liable to error in judgment or action; - Walter Lippman; - Michiko Kakutani

Examples:
most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression
demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent

Origins

					confident (English)
└── confidens (Latin)

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