Definition
A person who is trusted with secret or confidential information; someone you tell your secrets to.
Etymology
From Latin confidentarius, a derivative of confidens meaning 'trusting.' The -ary suffix indicates a person holding a particular role, similar to 'secretary' or 'functionary.'
Kelly Says
This is an old-fashioned legal term that appears in historical documents from the 1600s-1800s—basically the formal term for what we'd call a 'confidant' today, showing how English keeps old words around even when we invent simpler ones.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
geheime
ge-ha-i-me
BNবাংলা
বিশ্বাসযোগ্য
bi-shwa-as-yo-g-gy
CACatalà
confidencial
kon-fi-den-thee-al
DADansk
fortrolig
fort-ro-lig
DEDeutsch
vertraulich
ver-trau-li-ch
ELΕλληνικά
συγκρατημένος
si-n-kra-te-men-os
ESEspañol
confidencial
kon-fi-den-thee-al
FAفارسی
محرمانه
mohar-maneh
FISuomi
luottamuksellinen
loo-tat-mu-kel-li-nen
FRFrançais
confidentiel
kon-fi-den-sye-el
GUGU
સુરક્ષિત
su-ruk-shit
HEעברית
vertraulich
ver-trau-li-ch
HIहिन्दी
गोपनीय
go-pa-nee-ya
HUMagyar
bizalmas
bi-za-l-mas
IDBahasa Indonesia
rahasia
ra-ha-sia
ITItaliano
confidenziale
kon-fi-den-tsee-al-e
MSBahasa Melayu
percaya
pe-r-ka-ya
NLNederlands
vertrouwelijk
ver-trou-we-li-k
NONorsk
fortrolig
fort-ro-lig
PLPolski
poufidentny
poo-fi-den-tni
PTPortuguês
confidencial
kon-fi-den-thee-al
RORomână
confidențial
kon-fi-den-thee-al
RUРусский
доверительный
do-ve-ri-tel-nyy
SVSvenska
förtrolig
fort-ro-lig
TAதமிழ்
ரகசியம்
ra-ki-si-yam
TRTürkçe
güvenli
gü-ven-li
UKУкраїнська
довірчий
do-vir-chiy
VITiếng Việt
bí mật
bee mi-at
ZUZU
ingonyama
in-go-nya-ma