† inconfidentadj.
Obsolete. rare.
1. Not confident, not trusting, distrustful.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [adjective]
ortrowOE
truthlessa1200
untristc1374
mistrusty?a1425
overtrowinga1425
diffidenta1460
in suspicion1471
suspicionous1474
suspectious1521
mistrustful1529
surmising1535
distrusting1549
trustless?1550
mistrusting1552
misgiving1567
suspectfula1586
misdoubtful1596
distrustfula1600
shy1600
misdoubting1601
scrupulous1608
jealousa1616
umbratiousa1639
inconfident1667
suspecting1691
unconfiding1820
untrusting1861
defiant1872
leery1896
suspicionful1911
hincty1929
1667 E. Waterhouse Short Narr. Fire London 132 Whose project it is to keep us jealous and inconfident each of other.
2. Unfaithful, untrue to a trust. (Cf. confident adj. 6.)
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfaithfulness > [adjective]
unholdc1000
untrowingc1330
untrusty1556
unfaithful1565
infidelious1581
inconfident1603
fausen1611
recreant1613
infidous1656
infaithful1685
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > unfaithfulness > [adjective]
unholdc1000
untruec1040
trothlessc1175
false?c1225
untrowingc1330
unfaithful1530
untrusty1556
truthless1567
infidelious1581
inconfident1603
fausen1611
false-hearta1616
infidous1656
infide1663
1603 H. Crosse Vertues Common-wealth sig. N2 He is inconfident to whom mony is deliuered vpon trust to paie to an other, & doth either keep it back all, or deliuer but halfe.
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