confidante
/ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/
confidante noun: a female confidant. Also the nonstandard spelling of confidant.
Noun
confidante (plural confidantes)
- A female confidant.
- Go to the docks tonight. There a blonde confidante will be waiting for you.
- Dany’s descent into madness is coming, of that there’s no doubt, especially given that the episode ends with the execution of her confidante Missandei.2019 May 5, Danette Chavez, “Campaigns are Waged On and Off the Game Of Thrones Battlefield (Newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2021
- A type of settee having a seat at each end at right angles to the main seats.
- Meanwhile, Sally peels herself from the stage's only prop – a green-velvet confidante – and staggers off into the wings.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 20
Also used as
confidante is also the nonstandard spelling of confidant.
Forms of confidante
| plural | confidantes |
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Origin of confidante
From French confidente.
Questions about confidante
- What does confidante mean?
- Confidante means a female confidant.
- What part of speech is confidante?
- Confidante is a noun.
- How do you pronounce confidante?
- Confidante is pronounced /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/.
- What is the plural of confidante?
- The plural of confidante is confidantes.
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