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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•fi•den•tial /ˌkɑnfɪˈdɛnʃəl/USA pronunciation adj. - spoken, written, or acted on in secret:Your personal file is confidential.
- indicating or showing private or secret matters: spoke in confidential tones.
- entrusted with secrets or private affairs:[before a noun]He is my confidential secretary.
con•fi•den•ti•al•i•ty /ˌkɑnfɪˌdɛnʃiˈælɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]The confidentiality of the client will be respected.con•fi•den•tial•ly, adv. See -fid-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•fi•den•tial (kon′fi den′shəl),USA pronunciation adj. - spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy;
secret:a confidential remark. - indicating confidence or intimacy;
imparting private matters:a confidential tone of voice. - having another's trust or confidence;
entrusted with secrets or private affairs:a confidential secretary. - Government(of information, a document, etc.)
- bearing the classification confidential, usually being above restricted and below secret.
- limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified. Cf. classification (def. 5).
- Latin confīdenti(a) confidence + -al1
- 1645–55
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged restricted, private.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged intimate, familiar.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged trusted, trustworthy, private. See familiar.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: confidential /ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl/ adj - spoken, written, or given in confidence; secret; private
- entrusted with another's confidence or secret affairs: a confidential secretary
- suggestive of or denoting intimacy: a confidential approach
ˌconfiˌdentiˈality, ˌconfiˈdentialness n ˌconfiˈdentially adv |