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  • 11confident — (adj.) 1570s, self reliant, sure of oneself, from M.Fr. confident, from L. confidentem (nom. confidens) firmly trusting, reliant, self confident, bold, daring, prp. of confidere (see CONFIDENCE (Cf. confidence)). Related: Confidently …

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  • 12Confident Kids — is a nation wide organization of Christian support group programs for children and their families, founded in 1990 by Linda Kondracki Sibley, who is a children s pastor in Southern California. All the groups use a common curriculum developed by… …

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  • 13Confident — Con fi*dent, n. See {Confidant}. South. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14confident — index assertive, categorical, certain (fixed), certain (positive), definite, dogmatic, indubious …

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  • 15confident expectation — index likelihood, trust (confidence) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 16confident — [adj1] certain, assured bet on*, bold, brave, cocksure, convinced, counting on, courageous, dauntless, depending on, expectant, expecting, fearless, having faith in, high*, hopeful, intrepid, positive, presuming, presumptuous, puffed up*, pushy,… …

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  • 17confident — ► ADJECTIVE 1) feeling confidence in oneself. 2) feeling certainty about something. DERIVATIVES confidently adverb …

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  • 18confident person — noun (Scots law) A confidential person, partner, agent, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑confide …

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  • 19confident — con|fi|dent W3S2 [ˈkɔnfıdənt US ˈka:n ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of confidere; CONFIDE] 1.) [not before noun] sure that something will happen in the way that you want or expect confident (that) ▪ We are… …

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  • 20confident — con|fi|dent [ kanfıdənt ] adjective ** 1. ) someone who is confident believes in their own abilities and so does not feel nervous or frightened: a confident mood/smile/manner confident about: I was starting to feel more confident about the exam.… …

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