What does CONFIDANT mean?
Definitions for CONFIDANT
ˈkɒn fɪˌdænt, -ˌdɑnt, -dənt, ˌkɒn fɪˈdænt, -ˈdɑntcon·fi·dant
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Princeton's WordNet
confidant, intimatenoun
someone to whom private matters are confided
Wiktionary
confidantnoun
a person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend
You love me for no other end / Than to become my confidant and friend; / As such I keep no secret from your sight. uE000181908uE001 Dryden.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Confidantnoun
A person trusted with private affairs, commonly with affairs of love.
Etymology: confident, French.
Martin composed his billet-doux, and intrusted it to his confidant. Scriblerus Club , Mart. Scriblerus.
Wikipedia
Confidant
The confidant ( or ; feminine: confidante, same pronunciation) is a character in a story whom a protagonist confides in and trusts. Confidants may be other principal characters, characters who command trust by virtue of their position such as doctors or other authority figures, or anonymous confidants with no separate role in the narrative.
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confidant
A confidant is a person with whom one shares private matters, secrets, or confidential information, relying on them not to disclose it to others. This person is often a close friend or trusted individual in whom one places great trust.
Webster Dictionary
Confidant
alt. of Confidante
Wikidata
Confidant
The confidant is a character in a story that the lead character confides in and trusts. Typically, these consist of the best friend, relative, doctor or boss.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of CONFIDANT in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of CONFIDANT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of CONFIDANT in a Sentence
In addition to my other numerous acquaintances, I have one more intimate confidant. My depression is the most faithful mistress I have known -- no wonder, then, that I return the love.
The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms, Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him.
London is more easygoing and more fun, designers are more afraid in Asia — and in New York and Paris. But in London people really just enjoy themselves. They feel confidant. That is the difference.
Whеn your toil knows no bounds, fortunе sеamlеssly intеrtwinеd with your journеy, bеcoming your closеst confidant.
Trust not thy secret to a confidant, for he too will have his associates and friends; and it will spread abroad through the whole city, and men will call thee weak-headed.
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- المقربين \ كاتم السرArabic
- довереник, верен приятелBulgarian
- VertrauteGerman
- confidenteSpanish
- uskottuFinnish
- confidentFrench
- rúnaíIrish
- bizalmas barát, kebelbarátnő, kebelbarátHungarian
- rúna, trúnaðarmaður, trúnaðarvinur, rúnIcelandic
- 腹心Japanese
- vertrouweling, vertrouwelingeDutch
- powiernikPolish
- confidentePortuguese
- наперсникRussian
- sırdaşTurkish
- kiên trìVietnamese
- 知己Chinese
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