confidingadj.
/kənˈfʌɪdɪŋ/, U.S. /kənˈfaɪdɪŋ/ 1. That confides or reposes confidence; trustful.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > [adjective]
trusta1200
trusty?c1225
strustya1250
trustinga1382
traista1400
traistfula1400
trustful1560
confident1594
credent1604
unquestioned1604
fearless1634
fiduciary1640
confiding1829
1829 R. Southey Oliver Newman ix The modest, meek, confiding gentleness.
1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (L.) He had a confiding wife, and he treated her as confiding wives only are treated.
1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 209 Amidst the acclamations and joyful tears of a too confiding people.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [adjective]
soothfastc825
truefastOE
i-treowec1000
unfakenOE
trueOE
sickerc1100
trigc1175
strustya1250
steel to the (very) backa1300
true as steela1300
certainc1325
well-provedc1325
surec1330
traistc1330
tristc1330
trustya1350
faithfula1382
veryc1385
sada1387
discreet1387
trust1389
trothfulc1390
tristya1400
proveda1425
good-heartedc1425
well-trusted?a1439
tristfulc1440
authorizablea1475
faithworthy?1526
tentik1534
fidele1539
truthfulc1550
suresby1553
responsible1558
trestc1560
reliable1569
cocksurea1575
sound1581
trustful1582
truepenny1589
true (also good, sure) as touch1590
probable1596
confident1605
trustable1606
axiopistical1611
loyala1616
reposeful1627
confiding1645
fiducial1647
laudable1664
safe1667
accountable1683
serious1693
sponsible1721
dependable1730
unfailing1798
truthya1802
trustworthy1829
all right1841
stand-up1841
falsehood-free1850
right1856
proven1872
bankable1891
secure1954
1645 Kings Cabinet Opened Annot. 53 That power military and civill might be put into confiding hands.
1664 J. Dryden Rival Ladies v. i. 56 Rod. These, Pedro, Are your confiding Men. 2 Serv. I think 'um still so.
1692 T. Wagstaffe Vindic. King Charles iv. 48 That the Tower may be put into confiding hands.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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