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- pronunciation:
- kan
fih
d
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- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
When you are confident, you feel sure.
有信心的
My mom said she was confident that my dad would get back home before my birthday.Mike's soccer coach is confident that the team will play very well this year.- synonyms:
- certain, positive, sure
- antonyms:
- uncertain
- similar words:
- convinced, satisfied, secure
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| definition 2: |
A confident person is sure about what they can do.
自信的
Cody said that Jared is going to lose the race, but Jared is confident that he can win.- antonyms:
- shy, timid
- similar words:
- secure
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| related words: |
hopeful, optimistic, positive, sure |
| derivation: |
confidently (adv.) |
The word confident
contains the following parts:
con-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix con-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " conceive
."
Example words:
conceive, concentrate, conclude, conclusion, conduct, confer, conference, confide, confidence, confident, confine, confirm, conflict, conform, confuse, confusion, congratulate, congregate, congress, conjunction, connect, consonant, conspiracy, constant, construct, construction, contact, contain, container, context, continue, contract, convince, convict, conviction, inconceivable, inconspicuous, consequence
fid
Latin
root
that means faith, trust
Example words:
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
accident, accidental, adjacent, affluent, agent, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, complacent, confident, consultant, continent, current, dependent, different, disinfectant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, incessant, indignant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, president, prudent, pungent, reluctant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, vacant
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