Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - confident

~ adj 1 sure that you can do something or deal with a situation successfully  (He gave her a confident smile. | be confident about)  (Joyce is very confident about using computers.) 2 very sure that something is going to happen or that you will be able to do something  (be confident (that))  (We are confident that next year's profits will be higher.)  (- see also self-confident) - confidently adv