Definitions for confidential
ˌkɒn fɪˈdɛn ʃəlcon·fi·den·tial

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. confidentialadjective

   entrusted with private information and the confidence of another

   "a confidential secretary"

2. confidential, secretadjective

   (of information) given in confidence or in secret

   "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications"

3. confidentialadjective

   denoting confidence or intimacy

   "a confidential approach"; "in confidential tone of voice"

4. confidentialadjective

   the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. confidentialadjective

   (meant to be) kept secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly

   The newspaper claims a leaked confidential report by the government admits to problems with corrupt MPs.

2. Etymology: From confidentia.

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1. confidential

   Confidentiality involves a set of rules or a promise usually executed through confidentiality agreements that limits the access or places restrictions on certain types of information.

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1. confidential

   Confidential refers to information, communication, or documents that are intended to be kept secret or private, and not disclosed or made accessible to unauthorized individuals, groups, or the public. It often pertains to sensitive or proprietary material whose unauthorized dissemination could potentially result in harm, loss, or violation of privacy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Confidentialadjective

   enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk

2. Confidentialadjective

   communicated in confidence; secret

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. confidentiel.]

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1. Confidential

   Confidential is the debut solo album by rapper M-1. It was Released on March 21, 2006. The album is a DualDisc, with a DVD side featuring a twenty minute documentary on the making of Confidential and the entire album in stereo sound. Confidential features guest appearances from M-1's dead prez partner Stic.man, Q-Tip, Cassandra Wilson, Styles P, Ghostface Killah, and K'naan. The album features the single "'Til We Get There", which was voted into rotation on New York's Hot 97. The single's music video was shown on BET's 106 & Park as well as a number of other stations.

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1. confidential

   Private personal data or information

   Confidential information or data relating to a person is private and respected.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

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1. confidential

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British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'confidential' in Adjectives Frequency: #961

How to pronounce confidential?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of confidential in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of confidential in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of confidential in a Sentence

1. Mark Fitzgibbons:

   The IRS can’t keep its information confidential, they’ve been hacked.

2. Dawn Laguens:

   What Cecile Richards said yesterday was what she apologized for was that those were clinical comments in a non-clinical, non-confidential setting and we talked to those doctors about that.

3. Olli Heinonen:

   This is a very unusual IAEA verification approach, which has no reason to be confidential unless a very special reason - proprietary, economic or security - calls for it.

4. Corey Price:

   Here at Pornhub, with more than 70 million daily visitors, we wanted to continue our concerted effort to maximize the privacy of our users, ensuring that what they do on our platform remains strictly confidential, with the switch to [Hypertext Transfer Protocol Service] we are able to protect their identity as well as safeguard them against exposure to malware by third parties.

5. Robert Cloninger:

   That just doesn’t give you real intimacy; it doesn’t build your capacity for trust and confidential relationships that are really deep and honest.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=confidential
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Confidential
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidential
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confidential
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=confidential