sure of your own abilities, qualities, or decisions and not shy or nervous.
Maria walked onto the stage looking confident and calm.
The coach told the team to be confident and play their best.
✦ from Latin "confidēns, confident-" present participle of "confidere" meaning "to trust entirely"
certain that something is true or will happen.
I am confident that the sun will come out after the storm.
Scientists are confident the new vaccine will work.
in a way that shows you believe in your own abilities or qualities
The speaker walked confidently onto the stage and greeted the audience.
With his new suit, Marcus entered the job interview room confidently.
✦ From confident + -ly, first recorded in English in the 17th century, following the common pattern of forming adverbs with the suffix -ly.
with certainty that something is true or will happen
The scientist confidently predicted that the new vaccine would work.
Liam answered the tricky math question confidently, certain his solution was correct.
✦ Same origin as the primary sense: confident + -ly, extending the idea of personal self-assurance to assurance about facts or events.
the state of keeping information secret so that only the people who should know it are able to know it
The lawyer assured the client that their discussions would remain in strict confidentiality.
Teachers must respect the confidentiality of students' personal records.
✦ From confidential + -ity, first recorded in the mid-1800s to refer to the quality of being confidential.
