confidant (redirected from confidantes)

con·fi·dant  (knf-dnt, -dänt, knf-dnt, -dänt)

n.

1. One to whom secrets or private matters are disclosed.

2. A 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.

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[French confident, from Italian confidente, from Latin cnfdns, cnfdent-, present participle of cnfdere, to rely on; see confide.]

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confidant [ˌkɒnfɪˈdænt ˈkɒnfɪˌdænt]

n

a person, esp a man, to whom private matters are confided

[from French confident, from Italian confidente, n use of adj: trustworthy, from Latin confīdens confident]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

confidant - someone to whom private matters are confided intimate confidante - a female confidant friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university" repository, secretary - a person to whom a secret is entrusted

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confidant confidante

noun close friend, familiar, intimate, crony, alter ego, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), bosom friend You are her closest friend and confidante.

Translations

confidant [ˌkɒnfɪˈdænt] N → confidente m

confidant [ˌkɒnfɪˈdænt] n → confident m

confidant

n → Vertraute(r) m

confidant [ˌkɒnfɪˈdænt] n → confidente m