Confidence /(?)/

Con·fi·dence

Confidence

The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.
Society is built upon trust, and trust upon confidence of one another's integrity.
— South.

A cheerful confidence in the mercy of God.
— Macaulay.
That in which faith is put or reliance had.
The Lord shall be thy confidence.
— Prov. iii. 26.
The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as leads to a feeling of security; self-reliance; -- often with self prefixed.
Your wisdom is consumed in confidence; Do not go forth to-day.
— Shak.

But confidence then bore thee on secure Either to meet no danger, or to find Matter of glorious trial.
— Milton.
Private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared; as, there were confidences between them.
Sir, I desire some confidence with you.
— Shak.

I am confident that very much be done.
— Boyle.
Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved.
Be confident to speak, Northumberland; We three are but thyself.
— Shak.
Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted.
As confident as is the falcon's flight Against a bird, do I with Mowbray fight.
— Shak.
Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous.
The fool rageth and is confident.
— Prov. xiv. 16.
Giving occasion for confidence. [R.]
The cause was more confident than the event was prosperous.
— Jer. Taylor.

Confidence game: any swindling operation in which advantage is taken of the confidence reposed by the victim in the swindler; several swindlers often work together to create the illusion of truth; -- also called con game.
Confidence man: a swindler.
To take into one's confidence: to admit to a knowledge of one's feelings, purposes, or affairs.