confidante

confidante — index associate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

confidante — 1709, female confidant, from Fr. confidente, fem. of confident (see CONFIDANT (Cf. confidant)) …   Etymology dictionary

confidante — [kn̈′fədant΄, kän′fədänt΄] n. a woman or girl confidant …   English World dictionary

Confidante — This article is about an item of furniture. For the type of person (in the feminine), see confidant. A confidante (also known[1][2] as a canapé à joue, a canapé à confidants, or a canapé à confidant(e)) is a type of sofa, originally characterized …   Wikipedia

Confidante — Confidant Con fi*dant ; 277), n. masc., Confidante Con fi*dante (?; 277), n. fem.[F. confident, confidente, formerly also spelt confidant, confidante. See {Confide}, and cf. {Confident}.] One to whom secrets, especially those relating to affairs… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

confidante — [[t]kɒ̱nfɪdænt, dæ̱nt[/t]] confidantes N COUNT: usu with poss Someone s confidante is a woman who they are able to discuss their private problems with. You are her closest friend and confidante …   English dictionary

confidante — UK [ˈkɒnfɪdænt] / US [ˈkɑnfɪˌdænt] / US [ˈkɑnfɪˌdɑnt] noun [countable] Word forms confidante : singular confidante plural confidantes a woman who you trust and can discuss your secrets and private feelings with …   English dictionary

confidante — confidant, confidante stressed on the first syllable or (in the case of confidante) on the first or last syllable, mean ‘a close friend in whom one confides’, and refer respectively to a male or female and a female. They are alterations of an… …   Modern English usage

confidante — I confidant, confidante (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. friend, intimate. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. One in whom secrets are confided: confessor, confidant, repository. See SHOW, WORDS. 2. A person whom one knows well, likes,… …   English dictionary for students

confidante — noun Etymology: French confidente, feminine of confident Date: 1662 confidant; especially one who is a woman …   New Collegiate Dictionary

confidante — /kon fi dant , dahnt , kon fi dant , dahnt /, n. 1. a woman to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed. 2. Furniture. confidente. [1700 10; < F confidente] * * * ▪ furniture   type of sofa that has a seat …   Universalium