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confidence

N ความเป็นเพื่อน ที่ ไว้ใจได้ kwam-pen-puean-ti-wai-jai-dai

confidence

N ความ ไว้เนื้อเชื่อใจ belief trust reliance kwam-wai-nuea-chuea-jai

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONFIDENCE

n.[L. See Confide. ] 1. A trusting, or reliance; an assurance of mind or firm belief in the integrity, stability or veracity of another, or in the truth and reality of a fact.
It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put confidence in man. Psalm 118:8.
I rejoice that I have confidence in you in all things. 2 Corinthians 7:16.
Mutual confidence is the basis of social happiness.
I place confidence in a statement, or in an official report.
2. Trust; reliance; applied to one's own abilities, or fortune; belief in one's own competency.
His times being rather prosperous than calm, had raised his confidence by success.
3. That in which trust is placed; ground of trust; he or that which supports.
Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence. Jeremiah 48:13.
Jehovah shall be thy confidence. Proverbs 3:26.
4. Safety, or assurance of safety; security.
They shall build houses and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence. Ezekiel 28:26.
5. Boldness; courage.
Preaching the kingdom of God with all confidence. Acts 28:31.
6. Excessive boldness; assurance, proceeding forom vanity or a false opinion of one's own abilities, or excellencies.
Their confidence ariseth from too much credit given to their own wits.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONFIDENCE

Con "fi *dence, n. Etym: [L. confidentia firm trust in, self- confidence: cf. F. confidence. ]

1. The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in. Society is built upon trust, and trust upon confidence of one another's integrity. South. A cheerful confidence in the mercy of God. Macaulay.

2. That in which faith is put or reliance had. The Lord shall be thy confidence. Prov. iii. 26.

3. The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on himself, or his circumstamces; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as leads to a feeling of security; self-reliance; -- often with self prefixed. Your wisdom is consumed in confidence; Do not go forth to-day. Shak. But confidence then bore thee on secure Either to meet no danger, or to find Matter of glorious trial. Milton.

4. Private conversation; (pl. ) secrets shared; as, there were confidences between them. Sir, I desire some confidence with you. Shak. Confidence game, any swindling operation in which advantage is taken of the confidence reposed by the victim in the swindler. -- Confidence man, a swindler. -- To take into one's confidence, to admit to a knowledge of one's feelings, purposes, or affairs.

Syn. -- Trust; assurance; expectation; hope. I am confident that very much be done. Boyle.

2. Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved. Be confident to speak, Northumberland; We three are but thyself. Shak.

3. Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted. As confident as is the falcon's flight Against a bird, do I with Mowbray fight. Shak.

4. Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous. The fool rageth and is confident. Prov. xiv. 16.

5. Giving occasion for confidence. [R.] The cause was more confident than the event was prosperious. Jer. Taylor.

New American Oxford Dictionary

confidence

con fi dence |ˈkänfədəns, -fəˌdens ˈkɑnfəd (ə )ns | ▶noun the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; firm trust: we had every confidence in the staff | he had gained the young man's confidence. • the state of feeling certain about the truth of something: it is not possible to say with confidence how much of the increase in sea levels is due to melting glaciers. • a feeling of self-assurance arising from one's appreciation of one's own abilities or qualities: she's brimming with confidence | [ in sing. ] : he would walk up those steps with a confidence he didn't feel. • the telling of private matters or secrets with mutual trust: someone with whom you may raise your suspicions in confidence . • (often confidences ) a secret or private matter told to someone under such a condition of trust: the girls exchanged confidences about their parents. PHRASES in someone's confidence in a position of trust with someone. take someone into one's confidence tell someone one's secrets. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin confidentia, from confidere ‘have full trust ’ (see confident ).

confidence game

con fi dence game (Brit. also confidence trick ) ▶noun a swindle in which the victim is persuaded to trust the swindler in some way. DERIVATIVES con fi dence trick ster noun Brit.

confidence interval

con fi dence in ter val ▶noun Statistics a range of values so defined that there is a specified probability that the value of a parameter lies within it.

confidence level

con fi dence lev el ▶noun Statistics the probability that the value of a parameter falls within a specified range of values.

confidence limit

con fi dence lim it ▶noun Statistics either of the extreme values of a confidence interval.

confidence man

con fi dence man ▶noun old-fashioned term for con man.

Oxford Dictionary

confidence

con |fi ¦dence |ˈkɒnfɪd (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the feeling or belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something: we had every confidence in the staff | he had gained the young man's confidence. • the state of feeling certain about the truth of something: I can say with confidence that I have never before driven up this street. • a feeling of self-assurance arising from an appreciation of one's own abilities or qualities: she's brimming with confidence | [ in sing. ] : he would walk up those steps with a confidence he didn't feel. 2 the telling of private matters or secrets with mutual trust: someone with whom you may raise your suspicions in confidence . • [ count noun ] (often confidences ) a secret or private matter told to someone under a condition of trust: the girls exchanged confidences about their parents. PHRASES have every confidence in feel that one can rely on or trust (someone ): we had every confidence in the staff. in someone's confidence in a position of trust with someone. take someone into one's confidence tell someone one's secrets. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin confidentia, from confidere ‘have full trust ’ (see confident ).

confidence interval

con |fi ¦dence inter |val ▶noun Statistics a range of values so defined that there is a specified probability that the value of a parameter lies within it.

confidence level

con |fi ¦dence level ▶noun Statistics the probability that the value of a parameter falls within a specified range of values.

confidence limit

con |fi ¦dence limit ▶noun Statistics either of the extreme values of a confidence interval.

confidence man

con |fi ¦dence man ▶noun old-fashioned term for conman.

confidence trick

confidence trick (N. Amer. confidence game ) ▶noun an act of cheating or tricking someone by gaining their trust and persuading them to believe something that is not true.

confidence trickster

con |fi ¦dence trick |ster ▶noun Brit. a person who sets out to defraud or deceive people by persuading them to believe something that is not true.

American Oxford Thesaurus

confidence

confidence noun 1 I have little confidence in these figures: trust, belief, faith, credence, conviction. ANTONYMS skepticism, distrust. 2 she's brimming with confidence: self-assurance, self-confidence, self-possession, assertiveness; poise, aplomb, phlegm; courage, boldness, mettle, nerve. ANTONYMS uncertainty, doubt. 3 the girls exchanged confidences: secret, confidentiality, intimacy.

Oxford Thesaurus

confidence

confidence noun 1 I have little confidence in these figures: trust, belief, faith, credence, conviction; reliance, dependence. ANTONYMS distrust, scepticism. 2 she's brimming with confidence: self-assurance, self-confidence, self-reliance, belief in oneself, faith in oneself, positiveness, assertiveness, self-possession, nerve, poise, aplomb, presence of mind, phlegm, level-headedness, cool-headedness, firmness, courage, boldness, mettle, fortitude. ANTONYMS doubt; uncertainty. 3 the girls exchanged confidences about their parents: secret, private affair, confidential matter, confidentiality, intimacy.

French Dictionary

confidence

confidence n. f. nom féminin Communication d ’un secret que l ’on confie ou que l ’on reçoit. : Delphine a fait une confidence à Catherine. LOCUTIONS Dans la confidence. Au courant, informé. : Mettez-moi dans la confidence. En confidence. Secrètement.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

confidence

con fi dence /kɑ́nfɪd (ə )ns |kɔ́n -/ (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖con (完全に )fide (信頼する )ence (こと ); 〗→confide (形 )confident, confidential 名詞複～s /-ɪz /1 U «…に対する /…という » 信頼 , 信用 «in /that 節 » ▸ gain [win ] her confidence 彼女の信頼を得る ▸ lose confidence 信用を失う ▸ I have every confidence in him .私は彼を全面的に信頼している ▸ The doctor inspired confidence in me .その医者は私に信頼感を起こさせた ▸ restore consumer confidence 消費者の信頼を回復する .2 U «…への /…についての /…という » 自信; 確信 «in /about /that節 » ; 大胆さ , ずうずうしさ ▸ speak with confidence 自信 [確信 ]を持って話す ▸ lack confidence in oneself 自分に自信が持てない ▸ That experience gave me confidence .その経験で私は自信がついた ▸ I have every confidence that you will agree .あなたが同意してくれることを十分に確信しています ▸ I didn't have the confidence to do such a thing .私にはそんなことをするずうずうしさはなかった .3 C ｟かたく /文｠打ち明け話 , 秘密 ▸ exchange [share ] confidences 内緒話をする ▸ betray a confidence 秘密をばらす in c ó nfidence 内緒で, 秘密で ▸ in (the ) strictest confidence 極秘のうちに in A's c ó nfidence A 〈人〉に信頼されて ; A 〈人〉の秘密にあずかって .t à ke A into one's c ó nfidence A 〈人〉に秘密を打ち明ける .～́ g à me [｟英｠tr ì ck ]｟かたく｠信用詐欺 (｟くだけて｠con 1 ).～́ m à n [｟英｠ tr ì ckster ]信用詐欺師, ぺてん師 .～́ v ò te 信任投票 .

confidence-building

c ó nfidence-bu ì lding 形容詞信頼を得るための〈活動など〉.