absolute+confidence

  • 1absolute confidence — index certainty, certification (certainness), surety (certainty) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2absolute — UK US /ˈæbsəluːt/ adjective ► very great or to the largest degree possible: »The board said they had absolute confidence in the CEO, despite the company s difficulties. ► [before noun] used when expressing a strong opinion: »It s an absolute… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 3confidence — n. trust reliance 1) to enjoy, have; gain, win smb. s confidence 2) to inspire, instill confidence in smb. 3) to have; place one s confidence in smb. 4) to misplace one s confidence 5) to take smb. into one s confidence 6) to shake smb. s… …

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  • 4confidence — con|fi|dence W2S2 [ˈkɔnfıdəns US ˈka:n ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feeling somebody/something is good)¦ 2¦(belief in yourself)¦ 3¦(feeling something is true)¦ 4 gain/win/earn somebody s confidence 5¦(keep information secret)¦ 6 take somebody into your… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5absolute — [[t]æ̱bsəluːt[/t]] ♦♦♦ absolutes 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Absolute means total and complete. It s not really suited to absolute beginners... A sick person needs absolute confidence and trust in a doctor. Syn: complete 2) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) You use… …

    English dictionary

  • 6absolute — ab|so|lute1 W3S2 [ˈæbsəlu:t] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of absolvere; ABSOLVE] 1.) complete or total ▪ I have absolute confidence in her. ▪ We don t know with absolute certainty that the project will succeed. 2.)… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7absolute — adjective 1 (only before noun) especially spoken used to emphasize your opinion about something or someone, especially when you think they are very bad, stupid, unsuccessful etc: absolute disgrace/disaster/chaos etc: The house looked an absolute… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8absolute — I UK [ˈæbsəluːt] / UK [ˌæbsəˈluːt] / US [ˈæbsəˌlut] / US [ˌæbsəˈlut] adjective ** 1) a) [only before noun] very great, or complete: used for emphasizing an opinion, feeling, or statement The way they ve been treated is an absolute disgrace. I… …

    English dictionary

  • 9absolute — ab|so|lute1 [ æbsə,lut, ,æbsə lut ] adjective ** 1. ) only before noun very great or complete: used for emphasizing an opinion, feeling, or statement: The way they ve been treated is an absolute disgrace. I have absolute confidence in her. You re …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10absolute — [ˌæbsəˈluːt] , [ˈæbsəluːt] adj 1) used for emphasizing an opinion, feeling, or statement Syn: total The way they ve been treated is an absolute disgrace.[/ex] You re talking absolute nonsense.[/ex] I have absolute confidence in her.[/ex] 2) used… …

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