Word of the Day (Confidant)
Confidant
con·fi·dant
[ ˈkänfəˌdant, ˈkänfəˌdänt ]
NOUN :
- a person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others.
“most trusted confidant”
Synonyms: close friend · bosom friend · best friend · intimate · buddy · chum · pal · crony · gal pal · BFF
Origin: mid 17th cent.: alteration of confident (as a noun in the same sense in the early 17th cent.), probably to represent the pronunciation of French confidente ‘having full trust.’
Forms:
confidant (noun)
confidants (plural noun)
confidante (noun)
confidantes (plural noun)
