·noun Giving occasion for confidence.
II. Confidence ·noun Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted.
III. Confidence ·noun That in which faith is put or reliance had.
IV. Confidence ·noun Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved.
V. Confidence ·noun Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous.
VI. Confidence ·noun Private conversation; (·pl) secrets shared; as, there were confidences between them.
VII. Confidence ·noun The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief;
— formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.
VIII. Confidence ·noun The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as leads to a feeling of security; self-reliance;
— often with self prefixed.