confidential

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons

   Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly.

   • The newspaper claims a leaked confidential report by the government admits to problems with corrupt MPs.
   • […]I have a communication of a very private—indeed, I will say, of a sacredly confidential nature, which I desire to make to you.
   • It would tell against your reputation, losing a confidential document, wouldn’t it? Why didn’t you keep it confidential if it was confidential?
2. 2

   Inclined to share confidences

   Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.

   • Sitting in front of the fire, they became quite confidential, and began to gossip.
   • Long, long would it be ere Miss Crawford′s name passed his lips again, or she could hope for a renewal of such confidential intercourse as had been.
   • I was only alive to the condensed confidential comfortableness of sharing a pipe and a blanket with a real friend.
3. 3

   Having someone's confidence or trust

   Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.

   • a confidential agent
   • a confidential servant
   • a confidential whisper

The neighborhood

• neighborconfide
• neighborconfidence