confidante
confidante Lexical Profile
confidante Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person, traditionally a woman, with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others.
"Throughout her political career, her sister remained her closest advisor and most trusted confidante."
A large upholstered sofa or settee from the 18th century having a small additional seat at each end divided from the main seat by armrests.
"The antique dealer restored the gilded 18th-century confidante and placed it in the center of the drawing room."
Word Nuance & Usage
Traditionally, 'confidante' refers specifically to a female friend while 'confidant' is either masculine or gender-neutral, though in modern usage both spellings are frequently used interchangeably.
• Rhymes for confidante
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 18th century from French 'confidente', the feminine form of 'confident', which in turn came from Italian 'confidente' and ultimately from Latin 'confidere' meaning 'to have full trust'.