Main entry: sureness, assurance, authority, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence
Definition: freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
Usage: his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular; after that failure he lost his confidence; she spoke with authority
Main entry: confidence
Definition: a secret that is confided or entrusted to another
Usage: everyone trusted him with their confidences; the priest could not reveal her confidences
Main entry: confidence
Definition: a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
Usage: I have confidence in our team; confidence is always borrowed, never owned
Main entry: trust, confidence
Definition: a trustful relationship
Usage: he took me into his confidence; he betrayed their trust
Main entry: confidence
Definition: a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable
Usage: public confidence in the economy