1 a
: a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances - had perfect confidence in her ability to succeed
- met the risk with brash confidence
b
: faith or belief that one will act in a right, proper, or effective way - have confidence in a leader
2
: the quality or state of being certain : certitude - they had every confidence of success
3 a
: a relation of trust or intimacy - took his friend into his confidence
b
: reliance on another's discretion - Their story was told in strictest confidence.
c
: support especially in a legislative body
4
: a communication made in confidence : secret - accused him of betraying a confidence