confident
adjective /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/
/ˈkɑːn-/ Definition
1. Definition
2. Practise
B1 having confidence: Be a bit more confident in yourself! They don't sound confident about the future of the industry. I'm confident of his skills as a manager. [+ that] Are you confident that enough people will attend the event? It was a confident performance.Confidence and self-assuranceShowing arrogance and conceit confidently /-li/ adverb B2 Try to act confidently, even if you feel nervous.Confidence and self-assuranceShowing arrogance and conceit
(Definition of confident adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- (as) bold as brass idiom
- amour propre noun
- aplomb noun
- assertive adjective
- assertiveness training noun
- assured adjective (CONFIDENT)
- breezy adjective (HAPPY)
- bullish adjective (ATTITUDE)
- dogmatic adjective
- dogmatism noun
- dogmatist noun
- forwardness noun
- hold your head (up) high idiom
- proudly adverb
- pump sb up phrasal verb
- put your shirt on sth idiom
- rakish adjective
- sassy adjective
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