self-confidentadjective
uk/ˌselfˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/us/ˌselfˈkɑːn.fə.dənt/approvingB2 behaving calmly because you have no doubts about your ability or knowledge:
At school he was popular and self-confident, and we weren't surprised at his later success.
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Confidence & self-assurance
- amour propre
- aplomb
- assertive
- assertiveness training
- assured
- brass
- breezy
- dogmatic
- dogmatism
- dogmatist
- ego
- forwardness
- hold your head (up) high idiom
- positively
- rakish
- safe
- sassy
- self-assertive
- self-assured
- self-belief
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self-confidence
noun [ U ] uk/ˌselfˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/us/ˌselfˈkɑːn.fə.dəns/
self-confidently
adverb uk/ˌselfˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt.li/us/ˌselfˈkɑːn.fə.dənt.li/