How do you pronounce confident?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑnfɪdənt/.

confident

/ˈkɑnfɪdənt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: con-fi-dent
IPA: /ˈkɑnfɪdənt/

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Meaning

adj

Very sure of something; positive.

adj

Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.

adj

Forward, impudent.

Derogatory; Obsolete

noun

Obsolete form of confidant.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I'm pretty confident that she's not lying, she's acting normally."
"He was confident of success."
"I was rated as the most confident ruffian, for daring to approach her room at that hour of night."
"He managed this consultation with exceeding secrecy, admitting only four or five of his confidents, on whom he most relied"
"a certain Lawyer , a great Confident of the Rebels"

Etymology

From Middle French confident, from Latin confidens (“confident, i.e. self-confident, in a good or bad sense, bold, daring, audacious, impudent”), present participle of confidere (“to trust fully, confide”). See confide.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: *bʰeydʰ-, confident, confidens

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑnfɪdənt/
British English: /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more confident (comparative) most confident (superlative) confidents (plural)

Derived Forms

confidently confidentness hyperconfident inconfident misconfident nonconfident overconfident semiconfident superconfident ultraconfident unconfident underconfident

Phrases

e-confident self-confident

Frequently Paired Words

confidant confidante confide confidence confidential

Synonyms

sure-footed surefooted convinced positive

Antonyms

insecure shy

Rhymes With

self-confident