confidant

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone to whom private matters are confided

Etymology

Borrowed from French confident.

In classic literature

Synonyms

intimate

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
friend
Narrower (hyponyms)
confidante, repository

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