 |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Confidant \Con'fi*dant"\; 277), noun masc., Confidante \Con'fi*dante"\ (?; 277), noun fem.[F. confident, confidente, formerly also spelt confidant, confidante. See {Confide}, and cf. {Confident}.] One to whom secrets, especially those relating to affairs of love, are confided or intrusted; a confidential or bosom friend.
You love me for no other end Than to become my confidant and friend; As such I keep no secret from your sight. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
confidant
noun: someone to whom private matters are confided [syn: {intimate}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
56 Moby Thesaurus words for "confidant": Dutch uncle, Polonius, acquaintance, admonisher, adviser, advocate, alter ego, amigo, backer, backseat driver, best friend, bosom friend, brother, buttinsky, casual acquaintance, close acquaintance, close friend, confidante, consultant, counsel, counselor, expert, familiar, favorer, fellow, fellow creature, fellowman, fidus Achates, friend, guide, inseparable friend, instructor, intimate, kibitzer, lover, man Friday, mate, meddler, mentor, monitor, neighbor, nestor, orienter, other self, partisan, pickup, preceptist, repository, right hand, right-hand man, second self, strong right hand, supporter, sympathizer, teacher, well-wisher
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
CONFIDANT, :CONFIDANTE:, noun One entrusted by A with the secrets of B, confided by _him_ to C.
 |
Definitions retrieved from local copies of the freely distributed DICT client/server software and databases. Click here for database copyright information. - KM |