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Definition of confidant in English: confidantnounFeminine confidante ˈkɒnfɪdantˌkɒnfɪˈdant A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others. a close confidante of the princess Example sentencesExamples - However, the harsh fact is that with his present set of confidants and advisers, he does not need enemies!
- I have a few American friends in the UK - but, again, most are acquaintances rather than my closest confidants.
- He appointed three close confidants to handle the state apparatus, the cabinet and the presidential household.
- And they often do not have an emotional confidant to share problems with.
- My colleagues were my best friends, family, peers, confidantes and mentors.
- Find a confidante to whom you can confess the idea - or perhaps write about it.
- He was just two when we got together, so it wasn't easy, but now she is a friend and a confidante for him, someone who's not a parent.
- So she is your best friend, your closest confidante, your mirror image, or even the bane of your existence.
- She had also had the time to discuss the matter with her husband, their legal representatives and a few close friends and confidantes.
- Nobody knows who we really are, not even our closest confidants or companions.
- This was not a question of dramatic emotional conversions, but simply a chance to share with a confidante and feel forgiven.
- Emotionally, a gay man can be a woman's best friend, her confidant, her support, her adviser.
- Historically, Navy chaplains have been counsellors, confidantes and carers for sailors with Christian and non-Christian backgrounds.
- These four are the princess's closest friends and confidants as well as her court.
- Of the latter, he says: ‘John didn't have any close friends or confidants.’
- He's one of my closest confidants - I phone him and we talk about our relationship troubles.
- It might be the effect of temporarily working somewhere different and missing various friends and confidants.
- But ten minutes later, I was his chief confidant and presumed best buddy.
- I think this president has long looked to his key confidants, his closest friends, to key jobs.
- Obviously, the best confidantes are people with whom a high degree of intimacy already exists.
Synonyms close friend, bosom friend, best friend, close associate, companion, crony, intimate, familiar, second self mentor, adviser, counsellor Latin alter ego Italian consigliere informal chum, pal, buddy, main man British informal mate, oppo, mucker, bezzie rare fidus Achates
Origin Mid 17th century: alteration of confident (as a noun in the same sense in the early 17th century), probably to represent the pronunciation of French confidente 'having full trust'. Definition of confidant in US English: confidantnoun A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others. a close confidante of the princess Example sentencesExamples - She had also had the time to discuss the matter with her husband, their legal representatives and a few close friends and confidantes.
- Nobody knows who we really are, not even our closest confidants or companions.
- It might be the effect of temporarily working somewhere different and missing various friends and confidants.
- And they often do not have an emotional confidant to share problems with.
- He was just two when we got together, so it wasn't easy, but now she is a friend and a confidante for him, someone who's not a parent.
- But ten minutes later, I was his chief confidant and presumed best buddy.
- My colleagues were my best friends, family, peers, confidantes and mentors.
- Historically, Navy chaplains have been counsellors, confidantes and carers for sailors with Christian and non-Christian backgrounds.
- I think this president has long looked to his key confidants, his closest friends, to key jobs.
- Find a confidante to whom you can confess the idea - or perhaps write about it.
- I have a few American friends in the UK - but, again, most are acquaintances rather than my closest confidants.
- However, the harsh fact is that with his present set of confidants and advisers, he does not need enemies!
- He appointed three close confidants to handle the state apparatus, the cabinet and the presidential household.
- Obviously, the best confidantes are people with whom a high degree of intimacy already exists.
- So she is your best friend, your closest confidante, your mirror image, or even the bane of your existence.
- Of the latter, he says: ‘John didn't have any close friends or confidants.’
- He's one of my closest confidants - I phone him and we talk about our relationship troubles.
- Emotionally, a gay man can be a woman's best friend, her confidant, her support, her adviser.
- These four are the princess's closest friends and confidants as well as her court.
- This was not a question of dramatic emotional conversions, but simply a chance to share with a confidante and feel forgiven.
Synonyms close friend, bosom friend, best friend, close associate, companion, crony, intimate, familiar, second self
Origin Mid 17th century: alteration of confident (as a noun in the same sense in the early 17th century), probably to represent the pronunciation of French confidente ‘having full trust’. |