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confident
 
SYLLABICATION:con·fi·dent
PRONUNCIATION:  knf-dnt
ADJECTIVE:1. Marked by assurance, as of success. 2. Marked by confidence in oneself; self-assured. See synonyms at sure. 3. Very bold; presumptuous. 4. Obsolete Confiding; trustful.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin cnfdns, cnfdent-, present participle of cnfdere, to rely on. See confide.
OTHER FORMS:confi·dent·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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