Confident vs Continental - What's the difference?
confident | continental |
very sure of something; positive
self-confident
Of or relating to a continent or continents.
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*(Henry Hallam) (1777-1859)
*:No former king had involved himself so frequently in the labyrinth of continental alliances.
In the main part of a country or region, as opposed to on one of its islands.
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Characteristic of the style of continental Europe, as opposed to British.
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*:“My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. ¶ Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. ¶ “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”
Of or relating to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War.
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Someone from "the continent".
(US History) A member of the Continental army.
(US History) Paper scrip (paper money) issued by the continental congress, largely worthless by the end of the war (hence the expression "not worth a continental")
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As adjectives the difference between confident and continental
is that confident is very sure of something; positive while continental is of or relating to a continent or continents.As nouns the difference between confident and continental
is that confident is while continental is someone from "the continent".confident
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I'm pretty confident that she's not lying, she's acting normally.