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.
Examples of confident in a Sentence
Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
For risk-tolerant investors confident in Solana’s long-term prospects, BREA offers a compelling pure-play option.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Despite the ongoing geopolitical malaise and France’s political and economic turmoil, organizers were confident Paris’ design community has enduring strength amid tough times.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
With Beijing taking a more assertive stance, including showcasing high-tech weapons at a military parade in early September, ByteDance investors have grown more confident in the country's tech capabilities, LU said.
—Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Confident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confident. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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