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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Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
The goal is to help cancer patients feel confident in their skin during and after treatment, said manager Lori Kidd.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 1 June 2024
With strategic partnerships and a growing presence in the food service industry, Beyond Oil is confident in its ability to quickly scale within the industrial frying market.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
Advertisement Profile: Madden is confident and friendly.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
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“Confident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confident. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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