self-confidentadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈkɒnfᵻd(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈkɑnfəd(ə)nt/

Forms: see self- prefix and confident adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, confident adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + confident adj. Compare earlier self-confidence n.

Having confidence in one's abilities, qualities, and judgement; characterized by self-confidence.In early use often with negative connotations of arrogance or hubris (cf. confident adj. 4).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > confidence > self-confidence > [adjective]

assured1477

confident1576

self-confidenta1617

empowered1646

self-confiding1647

confidential1651

self-asserting1821

sassy1859

a1617 P. Baynes Christian Lett. (1620) sig. C5^v O Lord..thou has promised that thou wilt circumcise our Selfe-confident hearts, so that we shal haue no trust in the flesh, but haue all our reioycing in thee.

1653 Warning to Officers of Army 7 And now if these Souldiers do not deny themselves, and tread their steps very even according to God, but rather grow lordly, lofty, worldly and humoursome, fierce, self-confident, [etc.].

1700 T. Beverley Serm. of Mr. B. Perkins 5 At the first view, the Apostle may appear, as a self-Subsisting, a self-Confident Person.

1798 E. Nares Serm. preached at Shobdon, Hereford 9 The enemy was obstinate, self-confident, headstrong, and perverse.

1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. III. xvi. iii. 310 Shallow and self-confident persons.

1876 Graphic 29 Jan. Hasty, self-confident, and credulous, in spite of many finer qualities.

1877 Catholic World June 328/1 This unpatroned and self-confident painter stung their curiosity.

1921 E. O'Neill Diff'rent i, in Emperor Jones 221 Her face..attracts the eye by a certain boldly-appealing vitality of self-confident youth.

1951 in M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 72/1 It's a self-confident look.

1990 N.Y. Times 20 July b1/2 Buffalo is brimming with the self-confident boosterism of a boom town.

2002 E. L. Haney Inside Delta Force (2003) p. vi I am self-confident and resilient.

Derivatives

self-ˈconfidently adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > excessive self-confidence > [adverb]

crousea1525

self-confidently1648

cocksurely1887

1648 F. Roberts Clavis Bibliorum 262 [Peter] Self-confidently presumed against denying Christ.

1830 Imperial Mag. July 607 He who is self-confidently secure, rushes on headlong, until some yawning chasm receives him.

1945 Life 21 May 88/3 They associate self-confidently with boys and are free to form friendships and make dates as they choose.

2006 Irish Times 28 Oct. (Weekend Review) 13/4 Kavanagh asserts self-confidently his sovereignty over a poetic realm no Irish poet had previously staked out.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-confident
释义	self-confidentadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈkɒnfᵻd(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈkɑnfəd(ə)nt/ Forms: see self- prefix and confident adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, confident adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + confident adj. Compare earlier self-confidence n. Having confidence in one's abilities, qualities, and judgement; characterized by self-confidence.In early use often with negative connotations of arrogance or hubris (cf. confident adj. 4). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > confidence > self-confidence > [adjective] assured1477 confident1576 self-confidenta1617 empowered1646 self-confiding1647 confidential1651 self-asserting1821 sassy1859 a1617 P. Baynes Christian Lett. (1620) sig. C5^v O Lord..thou has promised that thou wilt circumcise our Selfe-confident hearts, so that we shal haue no trust in the flesh, but haue all our reioycing in thee. 1653 Warning to Officers of Army 7 And now if these Souldiers do not deny themselves, and tread their steps very even according to God, but rather grow lordly, lofty, worldly and humoursome, fierce, self-confident, [etc.]. 1700 T. Beverley Serm. of Mr. B. Perkins 5 At the first view, the Apostle may appear, as a self-Subsisting, a self-Confident Person. 1798 E. Nares Serm. preached at Shobdon, Hereford 9 The enemy was obstinate, self-confident, headstrong, and perverse. 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. III. xvi. iii. 310 Shallow and self-confident persons. 1876 Graphic 29 Jan. Hasty, self-confident, and credulous, in spite of many finer qualities. 1877 Catholic World June 328/1 This unpatroned and self-confident painter stung their curiosity. 1921 E. O'Neill Diff'rent i, in Emperor Jones 221 Her face..attracts the eye by a certain boldly-appealing vitality of self-confident youth. 1951 in M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 72/1 It's a self-confident look. 1990 N.Y. Times 20 July b1/2 Buffalo is brimming with the self-confident boosterism of a boom town. 2002 E. L. Haney Inside Delta Force (2003) p. vi I am self-confident and resilient. Derivatives self-ˈconfidently adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > excessive self-confidence > [adverb] crousea1525 self-confidently1648 cocksurely1887 1648 F. Roberts Clavis Bibliorum 262 [Peter] Self-confidently presumed against denying Christ. 1830 Imperial Mag. July 607 He who is self-confidently secure, rushes on headlong, until some yawning chasm receives him. 1945 Life 21 May 88/3 They associate self-confidently with boys and are free to form friendships and make dates as they choose. 2006 Irish Times 28 Oct. (Weekend Review) 13/4 Kavanagh asserts self-confidently his sovereignty over a poetic realm no Irish poet had previously staked out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1617
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