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Confidante

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• Confidants

  [kon-fi-dant, -dahnt, -duh nt, kon-fi-dant, -dahnt] /ˈkɒn fɪˌdænt, -ˌdɑnt, -dənt, ˌkɒn fɪˈdænt, -ˈdɑnt/ noun 1. a close friend or associate to whom secrets are or with whom private matters and problems are discussed. /ˌkɒnfɪˈdænt; ˈkɒnfɪˌdænt/ noun 1. a person, esp a man, to whom private matters are confided n. 1610s, confident, “(male) person trusted with […]

• Confide

  [kuh n-fahyd] /kənˈfaɪd/ verb (used without object), confided, confiding. 1. to impart secrets trustfully; discuss private matters or problems (usually followed by in): She confides in no one but her husband. 2. to have full trust; have faith: They confided in their own ability. verb (used with object), confided, confiding. 3. to tell in assurance […]

• Confidence

  [kon-fi-duh ns] /ˈkɒn fɪ dəns/ noun 1. full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing: We have every confidence in their ability to succeed. 2. belief in oneself and one’s powers or abilities; self-confidence; self-reliance; assurance: His lack of confidence defeated him. 3. certitude; assurance: He described the situation […]

• Confidence-game

  noun 1. any swindle in which the swindler, after gaining the confidence of the victim, robs the victim by cheating at a gambling game, appropriating funds entrusted for investment, or the like. Also, confidence trick; con game. A swindle in which the victim is defrauded after his or her trust has been won. For example, […]

• Confidence-interval

  noun, Statistics. 1. the interval bounded by confidence limits. noun 1. (statistics) an interval of values bounded by confidence limits within which the true value of a population parameter is stated to lie with a specified probability

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