Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Confident \Con"fi*dent\, n.
   See {Confidant}. --South. Dryden.

Source : WordNet®

confident
     adj 1: having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident
            speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more
            confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment"
            [ant: {unconfident}]
     2: persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to
        their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying";
        "was confident he would win" [syn: {convinced(p)}, {positive(p)},
         {confident(p)}]
     3: not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted
        of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter
        Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"-
        Michiko Kakutani [syn: {surefooted}]