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con·fi·dant \ˈkänfəˌdant, -daa(ə)nt, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ also -dänt or -dȧnt; ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_dənt also -dənt or -ˌdent\ noun also con·fi·dent \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_dənt also -dənt or -ˌdent\ (-s) Etymology: French confident, from Italian confidente, from confidente confident, trustworthy, from Latin confident-, confidens confident : a trusted friend or associate < the nearest thing to a confidant that the lonely man had — Newsweek > especially : one to whom secrets (as of love affairs or political matters) are confided or entrusted Synonyms: see friend |