confident
adjective
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Is it confident or confidant? (Or is it confidante?)
If you find yourself unsure whether you should choose confident or confidant don’t feel bad; confidant comes to English from the French word confident, and when the word first entered our language it was often spelled that way, rather than as confidant. The difference is quite simple: confidant is a noun (meaning "a person in whom you confide things"), and confident is an adjective (defined as “having confidence”). You may well be confident in your confidant, but you would not be confidant in your confident. Although this distinction has not always been observed by writers, confidante is generally used for a female confidant. The word confidant is more frequently used to describe a man, but it may be applied to either gender.
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Investors feel less confident that the Federal Reserve will resume its interest rate-cutting campaign soon.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Despite fearing judgement, Williamson felt confident that their trip to the cinema would go off without a hitch.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
However, staff are confident that Milo’s snuggly, exuberant personality will shine through in a loving home, ideally with other dogs.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Confident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confident. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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