English → Latin
“confident” in Latin
fīdōto trust, put confidence in; to rely uponcōnfīdō(+ Dative of the person and e + ablative of the thing or in/de + ablative) to be confident or assured of, confide in, beimpavidusfearless, undaunted, intrepidintrepidusfearless, unshaken, undaunted, intrepidprotervusviolent, vehement; reckless, wanton, shameless, impudent; audaciousaudāxbold, audacious, daring; presumptuouslocuplēspossessing large, landed property; rich, wealthy
The English word confident itself goes back to Latin fīdō, through confidens.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
confident
fidens (confiding): confidens (with confidence, daring): to make anybody confident, alicui fiduciam afferre. He feels confident that I shall do nothing, etc., fides apud hunc est, me nihil facturum, etc.: I feel confident, or entertain confident hope, certam spem habeo; magnam fiduciam habeo: a confident witness, testis certus or locuples.
Bold, confidens (confiding in one’s self; in classic prose in a bad sense only; e.g., bold, impudent): impavidus: intrepidus (without trembling, not pusillanimous): protervus (pert, almost impudent): a confident face, os ferreum (in a bad sense): audax (bold, in a good and bad sense. audens is post-Augustan).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for confident?
- The usual Latin words for “confident” are fīdō, cōnfīdō, impavidus; also intrepidus, protervus, audāx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.