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confidence meaning

EN[ˈkɒnfɪdəns]
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WConfidence
  • Confidence is generally described as a state of being certain either that a hypothesis or prediction
  • NounPREcon-SUF-ence
    1. Passive self-assurance.
      1. Expression or feeling of certainty.
        1. The quality of trusting.
          1. Information held in secret.
          2. More Examples
            1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
              • It is calculated to inspire unconstraint and confidence into every breast.
              • Public confidence in politicians must underpin our democracy.
              • Some insiders said the chief executive’s priority would be to remotivate employees and restore confidence in a shaken company.
            2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
              • ... on standard equipment, options, warranties, safety equipment, fuel-economy ratings and - of course - prices, so you can go kick some tires in confidence.
              • I must stress that this information is given in strict confidence.

          Meaning of confidence for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "confidence" is a noun, more specifically, a singularia tantum.
          • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
            1. Nouns
              • Singularia tantum
                • Uncountable nouns
            Difficultness: Level 1
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            Definiteness: Level 8
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