What does self-confidence mean?

Definitions for self-confidence
self-con·fi·dence

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, surenessnoun

    freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

    "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"

Wiktionary

  1. self-confidencenoun

    The state of being self-confident

  2. self-confidencenoun

    A measure of one's belief in one's own abilities

  3. Etymology: self + confidence

ChatGPT

  1. self-confidence

    Self-confidence is the belief in one's abilities, skills, qualities, and judgment. It is an intrinsic state of mind which allows individuals to have positive yet realistic views about themselves and their situation. It is not about boasting or bragging, but rather, having faith in one's capabilities to achieve set goals and overcome challenges. Those with self-confidence generally have a stronger sense of self-worth and self-respect.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Self-confidencenoun

    the quality or state of being self-confident; self-reliance

Wikidata

  1. Self-confidence

    The socio-psychological concept of self-confidence relates to self-assuredness in one's personal judgment, ability, power, etc.

Editors Contribution

  1. self-confidence

    For a person to express, feel, have and know intuitively and naturally their confidence in their ability, worth and power.

    To see all people with this beautiful level of self-confidence is a joy to our hearts.


    Submitted by MaryC on July 3, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-confidence in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-confidence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of self-confidence in a Sentence

  1. Daniel Borsuk:

    As a plastic surgeon, I know that, no matter large or small, injuries to the face have a particularly symbolic aspect and are closely linked to our identity, facial disfigurement can have a detrimental effect on self-confidence and productivity, and therefore, this transplant offered immense hope and possibility in our patient.

  2. Janet Layug:

    It’s like a foundation for your career, you can do anything in life and this really helps you build your self confidence and you can take that anywhere—anything that you want to do.

  3. Carolyn Garver:

    Veterans do really well with equine-assisted activities. Same with at-risk youth. It gives them a lot of self-confidence. It gives autistic children a lot of self-confidence, too, it's also good for people that have motor disorders : cerebral palsy, tic disorders. I think it has a lot of ramifications for many different disabilities.

  4. Ronda Rousey:

    Whenever people talk about how cocky and arrogant I am, it blows me away, because I worked so hard to develop self-confidence.

  5. Luella F. Phean:

    Youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind. You are as old as your doubt, your fear, your despair. The way to keep young is to keep your faith young. Keep your self confidence young. Keep your hope young.


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