self-confidence

self-con·fi·dence (s

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ns)

Confidence in oneself or one's own abilities: "Without self-confidence we are as babes in the cradle" (Virginia Woolf). See Synonyms at confidence.

self-confi·dent adj.

self-confi·dent·ly adv.

self-confidence

confidence in one's own powers, judgment, etc.

self-confident adj

self-confidently adv

Self-Confidence

See Also: PRIDE, VANITY

The acceptance of oneself … is like falling heir to the house one was born in and has lived in all one’s life but to which, until now, one did not own the title —Jean Stafford
(Sit there with) all the quiet certainty of a marauding chimp —Carla Lane, line from British television sitcom, “Solo”
As cocksure as if he had a fistful of aces —Honoré de Balzac
Confidence leaking like gas all over the room —Wilfrid Sheed
Confidence, like the soul, never returns whence it has once departed —Publius Syrus
Confident as a man dialing his own telephone number —Jack Bell
(He would be as) confident as a married man of how the evening would turn out —Alice McDermott
Confident as a master baker with a cake in the oven —Elizabeth Irvin Ross
Feel his title hang loose about him, like a giant’s robe upon a dwarfish thief —William Shakespeare
See Also: NAMES
Feeling power and confidence rise strongly up in her like wine filling a glass —Celia Dale
Felt like the cock of the walk —John Dos Passos
He displayed like an aura the lordly demeanor of a man who not only had dined on success throughout his lifetime but also had been born to it —Joseph Heller
I feel like a dime among pennies —Fiorello H. La Guardia, Village Voice, November 21, 1968
The former New York City mayor responded thus when asked how it felt to be smallest man in a group.
See Also: SMALLNESS
I’m like a cat. Throw me up in the air and I’ll always land on my feet —Bette Davis, quoted in Rex Reed interview
See Also: SUCCESS/FAILURE
Pitching is a rollercoaster ride through the land of confidence —Ron Darling, New York Mets pitcher, New York Times/Sports of the Times, August 3, 1986
See Also: BASEBALL
(The children) roamed through the neighborhood like confident landlords —Alice Mc Dermott
Self-confidence like an iron bar —Stephen Vincent Benét
Self-confidence surrounds him like force field —William Boyd
She was a human duck off whose back even the most seering of words flowed like harmless rain —H. E. Bates
A twist on the timeworn “Rolled off him/her like water off a duck’s back.”
Very pleased with herself … like a boa constrictor that had just enjoyed a rather large lunch —Mike Fredman
Walked the lane between the indifferently rowed cabins like he owned them, striding from shade into half-light as if he could halve the setting sun —Sherley Anne Williams

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Noun

self-confidence - freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"

assurance, confidence, self-assurance, sureness, authority

certainty - the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others"

self-confidence

noun self-assurance, confidence, poise, nerve, self-respect, aplomb, self-reliance, high morale Richard's self-confidence is growing steadily.

Translations

self-confidence [ˌselfˈkɒnfɪdəns] N → confianza f en sí mismo
I lost all my self-confidence → perdí toda la confianza en mí mismo

self-confidence [ˌsɛlfˈkɒnfɪd/əns] n → fiducia in se (me, te ) stesso/a

self-confidence

n self-confidence [selfˈkonfidəns]

belief or trust in one's own powers You need plenty of self-confidence to be a good airline pilot. selfvertroue ثِقَةٌ بالنَّفْس самоувереност sebedůvěra selvsikkerhed das Selbstvertrauen αυτοπεποίθηση confianza en sí mismo eneseusaldus, enesekindlus اعنماد به نفس itseluottamus confiance en soi בָּטוּח בְּעַצמוֹ आत्मविश्वास samopouzdanje önbizalom kepercayaan diri sjálfstraust/-öryggi fiducia in sé 自信 자신 pasitikėjimas savimi pašpaļāvība keyakinan terhadap diri sendiri zelfvertrouwen selvtillit/-sikkerhet wiara w siebie auto-confiança încredere în sine уверенность в себе sebadôvera samozavest samopouzdanje självförtroende, självtillit ความเชื่อมั่นในตนเอง kendine güven 自信 самовпевненість خود اعتمادی sự tự tin 自信

adj self-ˈconfident

vol vertroue واثِقٌ من نَفْسِه самоуверен sebejistý selvsikker selbstvertrauend που διαθέτει αυτοπεποίθηση seguro de sí mismo enesekindel متكي به نفس itsevarma sûr de soi בַּעַל בִּיטחוֹן עַצמִי आत्मविश्वासी samopouzdan magabiztos percaya diri fullur sjálfstrausts, öruggur með sig sicuro di sé 自信のある 자신이 있는, 자기를 과신하는 pasitikintis savimi pašpaļāvīgs yakin terhadap diri sendiri zelfverzekerd selvsikker pewny siebie seguro de si sigur de/pe sine уверенный в себе;самоуверенный sebaistý samozavesten samopouzdan full av självförtroende, självsäker เชื่อมั่นในตนเอง kendine güvenen 滿懷信心的 самовпевнений پر اعتماد tự tin 满怀信心的

adv self-ˈconfidently

vol vertroue بِثِقَةٍ بالنَّفْس самоуверено sebevědomě selvsikkert selbstvertrauend με αυτοπεποίθηση con confianza enesekindlalt خودباورانه itsevarmasti avec assurance בְּבִּיטחוֹן עַצמִי आत्मविश्वास के साथ, आत्मविश्वासपूर्ण samopouzdano magabiztosan penuh keyakinan af sjálfsöryggi con fiducia in sé 自信をもって 자신있게 pasitikėdamas savimi pašpaļāvīgi dengan yakin terhadap diri sendiri zelfverzekerd selvsikkert z pewnością siebie com segurança cu siguranţă de sine уверенно; самоуверенно sebavedome samozavestno samopouzdano självsäkert อย่างเชื่อมั่นในตนเอง kendine güvenerek 滿懷信心地 самовпевнено پر اعتمادی سے tự tin 满怀信心地

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