confidence

confidence is a 10-letter English word with 13 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 22 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.
2. noun. That in which faith is put or reliance had.
3. noun. The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as leads to a feeling of security; self-reliance; -- often with self prefixed.
4. noun. Private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared; as, there were confidences between them.
5. noun. Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved.
6. noun. Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted.
7. noun. Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous.
8. noun. Giving occasion for confidence.
9. noun. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

   "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"

   "after that failure he lost his confidence"

   Synonyms: assurance, authority, sureness

10. noun. a secret that is confided or entrusted to another

    "everyone trusted him with their confidences"

    "the priest could not reveal her confidences"

11. noun. a feeling of trust (in someone or something)

    "I have confidence in our team"

    "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

12. noun. a trustful relationship

    "he took me into his confidence"

    "he betrayed their trust"

    Synonyms: trust

13. noun. a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable

    "public confidence in the economy"

Synonyms

assurance, authority, sureness, trust

Common word forms

confidences

Words from these letters

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