Definition
A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others. A trusted friend or advisor.
Etymology
From French confident, from Italian confidente, from Latin confidens meaning 'having full trust.' The root fidere means 'to trust,' with con- intensifying the meaning to 'complete trust.'
Kelly Says
A confidant is literally someone you trust 'completely' - the Latin prefix 'con-' intensifies 'fidere' (to trust) into absolute faith. Interestingly, French distinguishes confidant (male) from confidente (female), though English has largely dropped this gender distinction while keeping the masculine form.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ተንኮላተኛ
tenkollaetanya
ARالعربية
صديق سر
sadeeq sirr
BNবাংলা
বিশ্বাসী
bishwashee
CACatalà
confident
kohn-fee-dehnt
CSČeština
důvěrník
doo-vehr-neek
DADansk
fortrolige
fohr-troh-lee-geh
DEDeutsch
Vertrauter
fayr-troh-ter
ELΕλληνικά
εμπιστευμένος
em-pistev-meh-nos
ESEspañol
confidente
kohn-fee-DEHN-teh
FAفارسی
مورد اعتماد
mowrod etemad
FISuomi
luottamus
loo-toh-mus
FRFrançais
confident
kohn-fee-dehnt
HAHA
mai amana
mah-ee ah-mah-nah
HEעברית
מוסמך
moo-sah-makh
HIहिन्दी
विश्वासपात्र
vishvaspaatra
HUMagyar
bizalmas
bee-zahl-mash
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang kepercayaan
oh-rang keh-per-chah-yahn
IGIG
onye a na-akwanyere
oh-nyeh ah nah-ah-kwah-neh-reh
ITItaliano
confidente
kohn-fee-DEHN-teh
JA日本語
心の友
kokoro no tomodachi
KKKK
сенімді адам
senimdi adam
KMKM
មនុស្សជឿជាក់
monuss chea cheak
KO한국어
신뢰할 수 있는 사람
silloe-hal soo issneun saram
MSBahasa Melayu
orang dipercayai
oh-rang dee-per-chah-yee
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်နှလုံးချည်
seit hna lone chee
NLNederlands
vertrouweling
vay-troh-oo-ling
NONorsk
fortrolig
fohr-troh-lee
PLPolski
powiernik
poh-vehr-neek
PTPortuguês
confidente
kohn-fee-DEHN-teh
RORomână
încredințat
een-kreh-deent-sat
RUРусский
доверенное лицо
doverennoye litso
SVSvenska
förtrogna
fohr-troh-gnah
SWKiswahili
mwenye imani
m-weh-neh ee-mah-nee
TAதமிழ்
நம்பிக்கை
nambikkai
TEతెలుగు
విశ్వాసపాత్రుడు
vishvasapaatruDu
THไทย
คนรู้ใจ
kon roo jai
TLTL
tinutustusan
tee-noo-too-stoo-san
TRTürkçe
güvenilir kişi
ge-ven-ee-leer kee-see
UKУкраїнська
довірена особа
doviriena osoba
VITiếng Việt
người tin cậy
nguoi tin cay
ZUZU
umuntu omthembu
oo-moon-too om-thehm-boo