confidential
/ˌkɒn.fɪˈdɛn.ʃəl/ · adj
Meaning
- Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly.
- Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
- Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.
Etymology / origin
From Latin cōnfīdentia + English -al. Possibly a calque of French confidentiel. First attested in 1641.
- *bʰeydʰ-(ine-pro)→
- confidential (English)
- Relations: root
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