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In some senses, confident is marked as derogatory, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
adj
Very sure of something; positive.
I'm pretty confident that she's not lying, she's acting normally.
He was confident of success.
Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
Forward, impudent.
I was rated as the most confident ruffian, for daring to approach her room at that hour of night.
noun
Obsolete form of confidant.
He managed this consultation with exceeding secrecy, admitting only four or five of his confidents, on whom he most relied
a certain Lawyer , a great Confident of the Rebels