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confidant

noun

con·​fi·​dant ˈkän-fə-ˌdänt How to pronounce confidant (audio)
 also  -ˌdant,
-dənt
: one to whom secrets are entrusted
especially : intimate
He is a trusted confidant of the president.

Did you know?

If you're confident of the trustworthiness of your confidants, you're tuned into the origins of the word confidant. The word comes, via French, from the Italian confidente, meaning "trusting, having trust in," from Latin confīdere, meaning "to put one’s trust in, have confidence in.” Other descendants of confīdere in English include confide, confidence, confident, and confidential, all of which ultimately have Latin fīdere, meaning "to trust (in), rely (on)," as their root. Confidant (and its variant confidante, used especially of a woman) and confident are often confused, a topic about which we have plenty to say.

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Is it confident or confidant? (Or is it confidante?)

If you find yourself unsure whether you should choose confident or confidant don’t feel bad; confidant comes to English from the French word confident, and when the word first entered our language it was often spelled that way, rather than as confidant. The difference is quite simple: confidant is a noun (meaning "a person in whom you confide things"), and confident is an adjective (defined as “having confidence”). You may well be confident in your confidant, but you would not be confidant in your confident.Although this distinction has not always been observed by writers, confidante is generally used for a female confidant. The word confidant is more frequently used to describe a man, but it may be applied to either gender.

Example Sentences

He is a trusted confidant of the president. she's my confidant; I tell her everything without reservation
Recent Examples on the Web Trump and Jones said the December 2015 interview was arranged by Trump confidant Roger Stone — years later Jones and Stone would be subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Just airing your perspective could relieve tension for you, so try to find a worthy confidant. Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 That said, once probing Mars meets surprising Uranus in your 8th House of Intimacy, opening up to a close confidant could shock you. Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2022 Having Cheverie by her side in this program has not only provided her a confidant, but another person with a wealth of knowledge. Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2022 One critical element is having a confidant at work. Lauren Sato, Forbes, 22 June 2022 Sheridan was a confidant to New Jersey governors, an influential Republican and former state transportation commissioner. Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 21 Mar. 2022 But the biggest domino to fall during Buie’s tenure came in March, when Madigan and his longtime confidant, Michael McClain, were indicted as part of a sprawling investigation into lobbying practices by utility giant ComEd. Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2022 Their connection began as a friendship–Morelli came out and Wiley was her confidant during that time. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 17 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French confident, borrowed from Italian confidente, noun derivative of confidente "trusting, having trust in," borrowed from Latin confīdent-, confīdens, present participle of confīdere "to put one's trust in, have confidence in" — more at confide

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of confidant was in 1646

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