
Meaning of CONFIDANT
| Pronunciation: | | `kânfi'dant
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] someone to whom private matters are confided |
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| | Synonyms: | | intimate |
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| | See Also: | | confidante, friend, repository, secretary | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con`fi*dant"\; 277), n. masc., Confidante
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Thesaurus Terms |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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, Dutch uncle, 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, Polonius, preceptist, repository, right hand, right-hand man, second self, strong right hand, supporter, sympathizer, teacher, well-wisher |
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