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[ kon-fi-dant , -dahnt , kon -fi-dant, -dahnt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌkɒn fɪˈdænt, -ˈdɑnt, ˈkɒn fɪˌdænt, -ˌdɑnt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a woman to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
Furniture . confidente.
Origin of confidante First recorded in 1700–10, confidante is from the French word confidente
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Example sentences from the Web for confidante His confidante , Louis Howe, reminded FDR there had never been a divorced president.
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Mary drank to mask her pain, wipe out her feelings, and sleep,” says a confidante , “not get drunk.
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He didn't much want the job, he was more fulfilled as Jack's confidante that he was ever likely to be as Jack's heir.
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Keckley eventually bought her own freedom, becoming a successful seamstress and a confidante to the first lady.
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This may be—it will be—my last demand on you as a confidante .
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Renee would have made a confidante of her, if she had not known her to be Nevil's, and devoted to him. '
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He had wisely made his mother his confidante , and she had counselled patience and hope.
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Should he make her a confidante outright, and tell her what it was that he wanted the money for?
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Not that Edith had made a confidante of the sinister-clad little woman.
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British Dictionary definitions for confidante / (ˌkɒnfɪˈdænt , ˈkɒnfɪˌdænt ) /
noun a person, esp a woman, to whom private matters are confided
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