confidencyn.
/ˈkɒnfɪdənsi/ rare. † a. Confidence, trust, reliance.† b. Assurance, boldness.
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > [noun]
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > confident hope, trust > [noun]
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1606 Earl of Northampton in True & Perf. Relation G g ij b Which..implies weake confidencie.
1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. ii. vi. §41 To produce confidencies in dead substances cloth'd with accidents of art.
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the mind > emotion > courage > bravery or boldness > [noun]
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outdaciousness1778
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1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxvi. xxiv. 602 Dorimachus..with lesse modestie and greater asseveration and confidencie [L. majore fide], extolled..the greatnesse..of the people of Rome.
1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 251 Who with great boldnesse and confidencie, published Bedredin his doctrine and authoritie.
c. Confidential intimacy.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [noun] > private matter or business > confiding of
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confidency1868
the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > intimacy > condition of being entrusted with secrets > confiding of private or secret matters
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1868 R. Browning Ring & Bk. II. iv. 45 Had such a confidency sprung to birth With no more fanning from acquaintanceship Than here avowed.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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