Confidante
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Confidante is a noun meaning A female confidant.
Meaning
A female confidant.
More Meanings
- (furniture) A type of settee having a seat at each end at right angles to the main seats.
- Nonstandard spelling of confidant (male).
Example Sentences
To Major Smiley, as his friend, his adviser, and his confidante, Adolphus Fitzopal had opened his heart […]
Meanwhile, Sally peels herself from the stage's only prop – a green-velvet confidante – and staggers off into the wings.
Dany’s descent into madness is coming, of that there’s no doubt, especially given that the episode ends with the execution of her confidante Missandei.
The fortunate confidante is lost in anonymity. He is a character who has always intrigued biographers […] [but] nothing is known about his name or his personal history.
Word Forms
- confidantes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crony, confidente, confidant, confident, confidee, confider.
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