confidant
CONFIDANT, n. See Confident.
confide
CONFIDE, v.t. L., to trust. See Faith. To trust; to rely on, with a persuasion of faithfulness or veracity in the person trusted or of the reality of a fact; to give credit to ; to believe in, with assurance; followed by in. The prince confides in his ministers. The minister confides in the strength and resources of the nation. we confide in the veracity of the sacred historians. We confide in the truth of a report.
CONFIDE, v.t. To entrust; to commit to the charge of, with a belief in the fidelity of the person entrusted; to deliver into possession of another, with assurance of safe keeping, or good management; followed by to. We confide a secret to a friend. The prince confides a negotiation to his envoy. The common interests of the United States are confided to the Congress.
They would take the property out of the hands of those to whom it was confided by the charter.
Congress may, under the constitution, confide to the circuit court, jurisdiction of all offenses against the United States.
confided
CONFIDED, pp. Entrusted; committed to the care of, for preservation, or for performance or exercise.
confidence
CONFIDENCE, n. L. See Confide.
1. A trusting, or reliance; an assurance of mind or firm belief in the integrity, stability or veracity of another, or in the truth and reality of a fact.
It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put confidence in man. Psalm 118.
I rejoice that I have confidence in you in all things. 2 Corinthians 7.
Mutual confidence is the basis of social happiness.
I place confidence in a statement, or in an official report.
2. Trust; reliance; applied to ones own abilities, or fortune; belief in ones own competency.
His times being rather prosperous than calm, had raised his confidence by success.
3. That in which trust is placed; ground of trust; he or that which supports.
Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence. Jeremiah 48.
Jehovah shall be thy confidence. Proverbs 3.
4. Safety, or assurance of safety; security.
They shall build houses and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence. Ezekiel 28.
5. Boldness; courage.
Preaching the kingdom of God with all confidence. Acts 28.
6. Excessive boldness; assurance, proceeding forom vanity or a false opinion of ones own abilities, or excellencies.
Their confidence ariseth from too much credit given to their own wits.
confident
CONFIDENT, a.
1. Having full belief; trusting; relying; fully assured.
I am confident that much may be cone towards the improvement of philosophy.
The troops rush on, confident of success.
2. Positive; dogmatical; as a confident talker.
3. Trusting; without suspicion.
Rome, be as just and gracious unto me, as I am confident and kind to thee.
4. Bold to a vice; having an excess of assurance.
The fool rageth and is confident. Proverbs 14.
CONFIDENT, n. One entrusted with secrets; a confidential or bosom friend.
This word has been usually, but improperly, written confidant. I have followed the regular English orthography, as Coxe and Mitford have done.
confidently
CONFIDENTLY, adv. With firm trust; with strong assurance; without doubt or wavering of opinion; positively; as, to believe confidently; to assert confidently.
confidentness
CONFIDENTNESS, n. Confidence; the quality or state of having full reliance.
confider
CONFIDER, n. one who confides; one who entrusts to another.