determination vs self-confidence

determination

noun
  • The act of determining, or the state of being determined. 

  • The act of determining the relations of an object, such as genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification 

  • The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents. 

  • A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part 

  • The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy. 

  • The addition of a distinguishing feature to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent. 

  • Bringing to an end; termination; limit. 

  • The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc. 

  • Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion. 

  • The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness. 

  • That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution. 

self-confidence

noun
  • A measure of one's belief in one's own abilities 

  • The state of being self-confident 

How often have the words determination and self-confidence occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )