confident

noun

Obsolete form of confidant. [A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.]

adjective

Very sure of something; positive.

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

(obsolete, derogatory) Forward, impudent.

Roots

fidesfid- · Latin · faith, trust

Synonyms for confident

assuredadj reassuredadj cocksureadj overconfidentadj undoubting sureadj optimisticadj convincedadj cockyadj satisfiedadj hopefuladj poisedadj

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The word confident breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root fid-, from Latin fides (“faith, trust”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.