confidential

CEFRB2

/ˌkɒn.fɪˈdɛn.ʃəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Intended to be kept secret.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.

Examples

  • He soon became confidential with the man.

  • His secretary flatly denied leaking any confidential information.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˌkɒn.fɪˈden.ʃəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.

  2. Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly

More examples

In context

  • Sitting in front of the fire, they became quite confidential, and began to gossip.

  • The newspaper claims a leaked confidential report by the government admits to problems with corrupt MPs.

  • This information is confidential.

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Origin

adjective

From Latin cōnfīdentia + English -al. Possibly a calque of French confidentiel. First attested in 1641.