confidently

English

Etymology

confident +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒnfɪdəntli/

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• Hyphenation: con‧fi‧dent‧ly

Adverb

confidently (comparative more confidently, superlative most confidently)

1. In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively.

   Alice confidently stepped up on the platform to give her maiden speech as CEO.

Derived terms

• self-confidently

Translations

in a confident manner

• Catalan: confidentment (ca)
• Danish: sikkert (da)
• Finnish: luottavaisesti
• French: candidement (fr), confidemment (fr)
• Gothic: 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰𐌱𐌰 (triggwaba)
• Hungarian: magabiztosan (hu)
• Italian: familiarmente (it)
• Latin: fīdūciāliter, fīdenter, audāciter
• Polish: pewnie (pl)
• Portuguese: confiantemente, com confiança, com segurança, sem receio, sem hesitação
• Romanian: sigur (ro)
• Russian: уве́ренно (ru) (uvérenno)
• Spanish: confidentemente (es)

See also

• confidantly

References

• “confidently”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “confidently”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.