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Meaning of 'confidential' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Confidential [ a.]
- Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk.
- Communicated in confidence; secret.

Meaning of 'confidential' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . confidential [ s]
Meaning (1):
- denoting confidence or intimacy
Example in sentence:
  • a confidential approach;
  • in confidential tone of voice
Meaning (2):
- entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
Example in sentence:
  • a confidential secretary
Meaning (3):
- (of information) given in confidence or in secret
Example in sentence:
  • their secret communications;
  • this arrangement must be kept confidential

Nearby Words:

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