Self-confidence

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: self-con=fi=dence

CIDE DICTIONARY

Self-confidence, n. 

 The quality or state of being self-confident; self-reliance.  [1913 Webster]
"A feeling of self-confidence which supported and sustained him."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Self-confidence, n. = SELF-ASSURANCE.

Derivative

self-confident adj. self-confidently adv.

THESAURUS

Self-confidence

aplomb, arrogance, assurance, assuredness, balance, belief, boastfulness, certitude, cockiness, cocksureness, conceit, confidence, confidentness, conviction, courage, equability, equanimity, equilibrium, face, faith, haughtiness, hubris, independence, level head, levelheadedness, overconfidence, oversureness, overweening, overweeningness, pardonable pride, poise, pomposity, positiveness, possession, presence of mind, pride, pridefulness, proudness, purse-pride, restraint, sanguineness, security, self-assurance, self-command, self-consequence, self-control, self-esteem, self-importance, self-possession, self-reliance, self-respect, self-restraint, self-sufficiency, settled belief, stiff-necked pride, stiff-neckedness, subjective certainty, sureness, surety, trust, vanity, well-regulated mind

ROGET THESAURUS

Self-confidence

Vanity

N vanity, conceit, conceitedness, self-conceit, self- complacency, self-confidence, self-sufficiency, self-esteem, self-love, self-approbation, self-praise, self-glorification, self-laudation, self-gratulation, self-applause, self-admiration, amour propre, selfishness, airs, affected manner, pretensions, mannerism, egotism, priggism, priggishness, coxcombry, gaudery, vainglory, elation, pride, ostentation, assurance, vox et praeterea nihil, cheval de bataille, coxcomb, Sir Oracle, vain, vain as a peacock, proud as a peacock, conceited, overweening, pert, forward, vainglorious, high-flown, ostentatious, puffed up, inflated, flushed, self-satisfied, self-confident, self-sufficient, self-flattering, self-admiring, self-applauding, self-glorious, self-opinionated, entente, wise in one's own conceit, pragmatical, overwise, pretentious, priggish, egotistic, egotistical, soi-disant, arrogant, unabashed, unblushing, unconstrained, unceremonious, free and easy, vainly, how we apples swim!, prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk.