Confidence

n.	1.	The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; - formerly followed by of, now commonly by in. Society is built upon trust, and trust upon confidence of one another's integrity. - South. A cheerful confidence in the mercy of God. - Macaulay.
	2.	That in which faith is put or reliance had. The Lord shall be thy confidence. - Prov. iii. 26.
	2.	Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved. Be confident to speak, Northumberland; We three are but thyself. - Shak.
	3.	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. Your wisdom is consumed in confidence; Do not go forth to-day. - Shak. But confidence then bore thee on secure Either to meet no danger, or to find Matter of glorious trial. - Milton.
	3.	Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted. As confident as is the falcon's flight Against a bird, do I with Mowbray fight. - Shak.
	4.	Private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared; as, there were confidences between them. Sir, I desire some confidence with you. - Shak. Confidence game any swindling operation in which advantage is taken of the confidence reposed by the victim in the swindler; several swindlers often work together to create the illusion of truth; - also called con game. Confidence man a swindler. To take into one's confidence to admit to a knowledge of one's feelings, purposes, or affairs. I am confident that very much be done. - Boyle.
	4.	Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous. The fool rageth and is confident. - Prov. xiv. 16.
	5.	Giving occasion for confidence. The cause was more confident than the event was prosperous. - Jer. Taylor.

Noun	1.	confidence - 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"; "she spoke with authority" Synonyms: assurance, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness, authority
	2.	confidence - a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned" Antonyms: diffidence, self-distrust, self-doubt - lack of self-confidence
	3.	confidence - a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy"
	4.	confidence - a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust" Synonyms: trust
	5.	confidence - a secret that is confided or entrusted to another; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences"

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