confidante Meaning, Definition & Usage

Con`fi*dant" noun masculine, Con`fi*dante" noun feminine (Also<

• Confidant
• Confidante

)

Etymology

F. confident, confidente, formerly also spelt confidant, confidante. See Confide, and cf. Confident.

Definitions

1. One to whom secrets, especially those relating to affairs of love, are confided or intrusted; a confidential or bosom friend.

   You love me for no other end Than to become my confidant and friend; As such I keep no secret from your sight. Dryden.