Excessive trust; overconfidence, presumption.

One's own knowledge or intellectual ability, esp. as opposed to the wisdom of God; reliance on this. Cf. self-wisdom, n.

Trust in one's own abilities, qualities, or judgement; self-confidence.

Reliance on one's own knowledge or intellectual ability, esp. as opposed to the wisdom of God. In later use frequently with neutral or positive…

A feeling of assurance regarding oneself or one's abilities, status, prospects, etc.; self-confidence.

The confiding of private or secret matters to another; the relation of intimacy or trust between persons so confiding; confidential intimacy.

Confidence in one's abilities, qualities, and judgement; confidence in oneself.

Security in one's position or situation. Also: confidence in one's own abilities, qualities, and judgement; self confidence.

The state or condition of having excessive confidence in oneself or one's abilities; arrogance; presumptuousness. Also occasionally: an instance of…

= self-sufficiency, n. 3. archaic.

Reliance on one's own knowledge or intellectual ability.

The action or fact of trusting in one's own abilities, qualities, or judgement; self-trust, self-confidence.

The state or quality of being self-poised. Chiefly figurative: self-command, self-possession.

(With French pronunciation/sufizɑ̃s/). Excess of self-confidence, conceit. (Cf. sufficiency, n. 6.)

Confident certainty; esp. arrogant overconfidence; = cocksureness, n.

Self-assurance; lack of constraint.

Confident certainty; esp. arrogant overconfidence.

arrogant self-confidence; = cocksureness, n.