self-confident

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: self-con=fi=dent

CIDE DICTIONARY

self-confident, a. 

 Confident of one's own strength or powers; relying on one's judgment or ability; self-reliant.  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

self-confident

arrogant, assertive, assured, balanced, cocksure, collected, composed, confident, convinced, decided, definite, determined, equanimous, equilibrious, erect, house-proud, hubristic, independent, levelheaded, overconfident, oversure, overweening, persuaded, poised, pompous, positive, prideful, proud, proud as Lucifer, proud-blooded, proud-looking, proud-minded, proud-spirited, proudful, proudhearted, purse-proud, reassured, recollected, sanguine, secure, self-assured, self-controlled, self-esteeming, self-important, self-possessed, self-reliant, self-respecting, self-restrained, self-sufficient, stiff-necked, sure, together, unafraid, undoubtful, undoubting, unfaltering, unhesitating, unwavering, well-balanced

ROGET THESAURUS

self-confident

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.