confidentiality

CEFRC1

/kˌɑnfəˌdɛnʃiˈæləti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The duty to keep information secret.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Something told in confidence; a secret.

Examples

  • Confidentiality is of utmost importance to our success.

  • Doctor-patient confidentiality should be respected at all times.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The property of being confidential.

More examples

In context

  • We had to agree to total confidentiality and sign a non-disclosure agreement.

  • “Protection of victim confidentiality is essential, though we were never contacted about our thoughts on this,” the source said.

  • The company was unable to comment on much of the moves owing to client confidentiality agreements.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The lawyer's strict blank protected all client communications from disclosure.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From confidential + -ity.