confiance

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnfīdentia, altered after the noun fiance. Doublet of confidence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.fjɑ̃s/

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Noun

confiance f (plural confiances)

1. confidence
2. trust

Antonyms

• défiance

Derived terms

Derived terms

• avoir confiance
• de confiance

• en confiance
• faire confiance

Related terms

• confiant
• confier

Further reading

• “confiance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• cofinance, cofinancé