confidential

con·fi·den·tial  (knf-dnshl)

adj.

1. Done or communicated in confidence; secret.

2. Entrusted with the confidence of another: a confidential secretary.

3. Denoting confidence or intimacy: a confidential tone of voice.

4. Containing information, the unauthorized disclosure of which poses a threat to national security.

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confi·denti·ali·ty (-sh-l-t), confi·dential·ness n.

confi·dential·ly adv.

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confidential

Adjective

1. spoken or given in confidence

2. entrusted with another's secret affairs: a confidential secretary

3. suggestive of intimacy: a halting, confidential manner

confidentiality n
confidentially adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	confidential - entrusted with private information and the confidence of another; "a confidential secretary" private - confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"
	2.	confidential - (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications" secret private - confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"
	3.	confidential - denoting confidence or intimacy; "a confidential approach"; "in confidential tone of voice" close - close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"
	4.	confidential - the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified classified - official classification of information or documents; withheld from general circulation; "thousands of classified documents have now been declassified"

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confidential

adjective 1. secret, private, intimate, classified, privy, off the record, hush-hush (informal)

2. secretive, low, soft, hushed

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See: security classification.

Translations

confidential [kɔnfɪˈdɛnʃəl] adj → confidencial; [secretary] → de confianza

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confidential [kɔnfɪˈdɛnʃəl] confidence adj → confidentiel(le); [secretary] → particulier/ère

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confidential [kɔnfɪˈdɛnʃəl] confidence adj → vertraulich;

(secretary) → Privat-

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confidential [kɔnfɪˈdɛnʃəl] adj → riservato/a; [secretary] → particolare