Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A woman to whom secrets or private matters are disclosed.
- n. A woman character in a drama or fiction, such as a trusted friend or servant, who serves as a device for revealing the inner thoughts or intentions of a main character.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A female confidant.
- n. The name given by the English designer Hepplewhite to a species of sofa, similar to an ordinary stuffed couch, with additional seats at the ends, all made in one.
Wiktionary
- n. a female confidant
WordNet 3.0
- n. a female confidant
Etymologies
- French confidente, feminine of confident, confidant; see confidant. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Dmitri Trenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, said that with a close Putin confidante now starting a five year term as Moscow's mayor, it is clear where power really lies in Russia today.”
Voice of America: Putin's Chief of Staff Becomes Mayor of Moscow
“Kenneth M. Duberstein, the former Reagan chief of staff and McCain confidante who made an 11th-hour endorsement of Mr. Obama.”
Life of the Party: They’re Back! - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
“Jackson, his chief of staff and confidante, is revered as someone who can deliver him news that he won't hear from anyone else.”
The Washington Post: The rise, fall and rise of John Boehner
“Trevor removed fiscal authority from Mulla Shakur who served as Shuja's main confidante while pensioning in Ludiana.”
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier
“At this present their go-between and confidante is a slave-girl who hath till now kept their counsel, but I fear lest haply anxiety get the better of her and she discover their secret to some one and the matter, being bruited abroad, might bring me to great grief and prove the cause of my ruin; for I have no excuse to offer my accusers.”
“The reflections and soliloquies of Artamène recur; but a not unimportant, although subordinate, new character appears -- not as the first example, but as the foremost representative, in the novel, of the great figure of the "confidante" -- in Martésie, Mandane's chief maid of honour.”
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800
“My confidante was my former business partner Adam.”
“But that was to name confidante James Baker Secretary of State just days after the election.”
“So Johnny calls his confidante, Darlene Ryder (she lives down in Georgia, which keeps her conveniently offstage), and she declares that he needs her help.”
“The confidante was his sister Julia, to whom the young hereditary enemy became a synonym for whatever is lovely and of good report.”
Julia And Her Romeo: A Chronicle Of Castle Barfield From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘confidante’.
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POL - people in power
daredevil, tzar, king, boss, master, commander, chief, kingpin, top banana, bigwig, big cheese, big wheel and 452 more...
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types of people
the name of a certain type of person or character
confidante, sycophant, exhibitionist, introvert, demagogue, ascetic, philanthropist, imbecile, zealot, stoic, fanatic, epicure and 3 more...
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Neww
specious, disdainfully, vehemently, in lieu of, dismissive, perpetual, preposterous, impasse, fathom, conversely, repugnant, clogged and 142 more...
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Words I Know
List of most of the words I've learned
garner, abase, abate, abdicate, abduct, aberration, abet, abhor, abide, abject, abjure, abnegation and 1046 more...
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A Myriad of Irii
Iris varieties.
abbondanza, abiqua falls, about town, above the clouds, acadian miss, acapulco gold, act of kindness, adoregon, aegean wind, afternoon in rio, aggressively forward, agua fresca and 721 more...
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Through Thick & Thin
sidekick, partner, buddy, ally, accessory, accomplice, cohort, collaborator, pal, mate, compadre, compatriot and 30 more...
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Friend or Foe
Also check out Reese Tee's Through Thick & Thin for more friend words.
comrade, netop, bro, bra, brah, girl, boy, dude, homie, dawg, best friend, BFF and 60 more...
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11th Grade FID
fidelity, fiduciary, fideism, affidavit, confide, diffident, infidel, perfidy, confident, confidante
Tweets
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Prolagus If I take you on will you be pliable?
As a confidante I’m quite reliable
Dreamer though you are
It is you that’s been my signpost so far.
(The psychiatrist is in, by God Help The Girl) Oct 20, 2009