SELF-CONFIDENCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does self-confidence mean? 

• SELF-CONFIDENCE (noun)
  The noun SELF-CONFIDENCE has 1 sense:

1. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

  Familiarity information: SELF-CONFIDENCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SELF-CONFIDENCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

assurance; authority; confidence; self-assurance; self-confidence; sureness

Context example:

she spoke with authority

Hypernyms ("self-confidence" is a kind of...):

certainty (the state of being certain)

Attribute:

certain; sure (having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured)

incertain; uncertain; unsure (lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance)

Derivation:

self-confident (showing poise and confidence in your own worth)

 Context examples 

Only now did I realize how I had learned to lean upon my companions, upon the serene self-confidence of Challenger, and upon the masterful, humorous coolness of Lord John Roxton.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

That little glow of self-satisfaction, that added measure of self-confidence, were to lead me on that very night to the most dreadful experience of my life, ending with a shock which turns my heart sick when I think of it.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)