confident: Meaning and Definition of

con•fi•dent

Pronunciation: (kon'fi-dunt), [key]
— adj.
  1. having strong belief or full assurance; sure: confident of fulfillment.
  2. sure of oneself; having no uncertainty about one's own abilities, correctness, successfulness, etc.; self-confident; bold: a confident speaker.
  3. excessively bold; presumptuous.
  4. trustful or confiding.
—n.
  1. a confidant.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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