Confidential Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of confidential · 1 : marked by intimacy or willingness to confide a confidential tone · 2 : private, secret confidential information · 3 : entrusted ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut confidential adjective SaveWord con·​fi·​den·​tial |\ˌkän-fə-ˈden(t)-shəl \ Definitionofconfidential 1 :markedbyintimacyorwillingnesstoconfide aconfidentialtone 2 :private,secret confidentialinformation 3 :entrustedwithconfidences aconfidentialclerk 4 :containinginformationwhoseunauthorizeddisclosurecouldbeprejudicialtothenationalinterest—comparesecret,topsecret OtherWordsfromconfidential Synonyms&Antonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutconfidential OtherWordsfromconfidential confidentiality \ ˌkän-​fə-​ˌden(t)-​shē-​ˈa-​lə-​tē \ noun confidentially \ ˌkän-​fə-​ˈden(t)-​sh(ə-​)lē \ adverb Synonyms&Antonymsforconfidential Synonyms behind-the-scenes, esoteric, hush-hush, hushed, inside, intimate, nonpublic, private, privy, secret Antonyms common, open, public VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofconfidentialinaSentence Thesedocumentsarecompletelyconfidential. “Ihavesomethingtotellyou,”Johnsaidinaconfidentialtone. Hervoicewasquietandconfidential. Sheworkedasaconfidentialsecretarytothemayorformanyyears. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb ThecompanysaidPagels-Minorhadleakedconfidentialinformation,whichtheemployeedenied. — NBCNews,22Nov.2021 Amongthe136pagesofdocumentsthatweresettobereleasedFridaybytheNationalArchivesandRecordsAdministrationwere39pagesthatTrumphasclaimedshouldremainconfidentialunderexecutiveprivilege. — BartJansen,USATODAY,16Nov.2021 DmytruksaidGinkgowillnowreportthosesegmentstogethersoitsdealstructuresremainmoreconfidential. — GlobeStaff,BostonGlobe.com,15Nov.2021 Publicofficialsarebarredfromdisclosingconfidentialinformationlearnedinaclosedlegislativesession,accordingtostatelawandthreeexpertsonmunicipalgovernment. — LanceWilliamsBy,SanFranciscoChronicle,13Nov.2021 Atpresentalldetailsoftheupcomingshowremainstrictlyconfidential,includingthepossiblevenueandattendees. — AngelaLei,Forbes,12Nov.2021 PolicehaveaskedthatanyonewithadditionalinformationrelatedtoMcCueorpossiblecasescontactthedepartmentat860-564-0804andallcallswillremainconfidential. — ZachMurdock,courant.com,13Oct.2021 Cityofficialssayinformationrelatingtopublicpowerutilityplantsisallowedtoremainconfidentialunderthestatepublicinformationlaw. — DaveLieber,DallasNews,24Sep.2021 Throughconfidentialsources,Hargroveobtainedanumberofinternalrecordsrelatedtothetransaction,includingthreeversionsofaninvestigativereportcommissionedbythecitydetailingthemisstepsintheprocess. — JackGreiner,TheEnquirer,11Nov.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'confidential.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofconfidential 1759,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyforconfidential Latinconfīdentia,takenasbaseofconfidenceentry1+-alentry1(perhapsafterFrenchconfidentiel) LearnMoreAboutconfidential Shareconfidential PosttheDefinitionofconfidentialtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofconfidentialonTwitter TimeTravelerforconfidential Thefirstknownuseofconfidentialwas in1759 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearconfidential confident confidential confidentialemployee SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtoconfidential breachofconfidentiality Statisticsforconfidential LastUpdated 25Nov2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Confidential.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confidential.Accessed6Dec.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforconfidential confidential adjective EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofconfidential :secretorprivate :showingthatyouaresayingsomethingthatissecretorprivate :trustedwithsecretorprivateinformation SeethefulldefinitionforconfidentialintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary confidential adjective con·​fi·​den·​tial |\ˌkän-fə-ˈden-shəl \ KidsDefinitionofconfidential 1 :secretentry1sense1 confidentialinformation 2 :indicatinganeedforsecrecy Shespokeinaconfidentialtone. 3 :trustedwithsecretmatters aconfidentialassistant OtherWordsfromconfidential confidentially adverb confidential adjective con·​fi·​den·​tial |\ˌkän-fi-ˈden-chəl \ Legal Definitionofconfidential 1 :knownorconveyedonlytoalimitednumberofpeople aconfidentialdisclosure 2 :markedbyorindicativeofintimacy,mutualtrust,orwillingnesstoconfideespeciallybetweenpartiesoneofwhomisinapositionofsuperiority theconfidentialrelationshipofdoctorandpatient 3 :containinginformationwhoseunauthorizeddisclosurecouldbeprejudicialtothenationalinterest OtherWordsfromconfidential confidentiality \ ˌkän-​fi-​ˌden-​chē-​ˈa-​lə-​tē \ noun confidentially adverb MorefromMerriam-Websteronconfidential Nglish:TranslationofconfidentialforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofconfidentialforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY fomite SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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