confidence
Self-assurance.
Noun 4 meanings
Self-assurance.
“He entered the ring with confidence.”
A feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith.
“She had confidence it would soon end.”
Information held in secret; a piece of information shared but to thence be kept in secret.
Boldness; presumption.
Etymology
From Middle English confidence, from Latin cōnfīdentia (possibly via Old French confidence), from cōnfīdō (“believe, confide in”) from con- (“with”) + fīdō (“trust”). By surface analysis, confide + ence.
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CONFIDENCE at a glance
CONFIDENCE has 10 letters and scores 18 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + N 1 + F 4 + I 1 + D 2 + E 1 + N 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 22 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,192 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with confidence
All rhymes- SINCE7
- ONCE6
- EXPERIENCE21
- CHANCE13
- PERFORMANCE20
- EVIDENCE14
- SCIENCE11
- CONFERENCE17
- DIFFERENCE19
- INSURANCE11
- DANCE8
- DISTANCE11
One letter away
- CONFIDENCY21
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