Meaning
intimacy, familiarity
- confidence
In a sentence
Con Luca ho molta confidenza ormai.
I'm very close with Luca by now.
Non ho abbastanza confidenza con questo programma.
I'm not familiar enough with this program.
Ti ha fatto quella confidenza ieri sera?
Did he tell you that secret last night?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| confidenza | feminine · singular |
| confidenze | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Confidenza often means personal ease with someone. For self-assurance, confidence is usually fiducia in sé stessi, not confidenza.
- Avere confidenza con means be familiar/comfortable with: Ho confidenza con il software. Don't use it for trusting a person.
- Prendersi troppa confidenza means becoming overly familiar or disrespectfully casual. Often negative.