As a noun confidence
is passive self-assurance.
As a proper noun luck is
.
confidence Noun
(-)
Passive self-assurance.
Expression or feeling of certainty.
The quality of trusting.
Information held in secret.
Quotations
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* 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 39
*: Khedron hesitated for a moment, wondering how far he should take Jeserac into his confidence . He knew that Jeserac was kindly and well-intentioned, but he also knew that he must be bound by the same taboos that controlled everyone on Diaspar.
Antonyms
* (self-assurance ): fear
Derived terms
* confidence interval
* confidence level
* confidence trick
Related terms
* confidant
* confidante
* confident
* confidential
* self-confidence
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luck English
Noun
( -)
Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
- The raffle is just a matter of luck .
- Sometimes it takes a bit of luck to get success.
- I couldn't believe my luck when I found a fifty dollar bill on the street.
- Gilbert had some bad luck yesterday — he got pick-pocketed and lost fifty dollars.
A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success.
- He blew on the dice for luck .
- I wish you lots of luck for the exam tomorrow.
success
- I tried for ages to find a pair of blue suede shoes, but didn't have any luck .
- He has a lot of luck with the ladies, perhaps it is because of his new motorbike.
Synonyms
* fortune (both senses)
Derived terms
* bad luck
* down on one's luck
* good luck
* luckless
* lucky
* lucky break
* luck out
* luck of the draw
* luck of the Irish
* luck upon
* push one's luck
* ride one's luck
* run of bad luck
* sheer luck
* streak of good luck
Verb
( en verb)
To succeed by chance.
- His plan lucked out.
To rely on luck.
- No plan. We're just to going to have to luck through.
To carry out relying on luck.
- Our plan is to luck it through.
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