confidential
(adjective) the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified
confidential
(adjective) denoting confidence or intimacy; “a confidential approach”; “in confidential tone of voice”
confidential, secret
(adjective) (of information) given in confidence or in secret; “this arrangement must be kept confidential”; “their secret communications”
confidential
(adjective) entrusted with private information and the confidence of another; “a confidential secretary”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
confidential (comparative more confidential, superlative most confidential)
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
Synonyms: private, classified, off the record, privileged, secret, dern (obsolete)
Antonyms: public, on the record
(dated) Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
(dated) Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.
Source: Wiktionary
Con`fi*den"tial, a. Etym: [Cf. F. confidentiel.]
1. Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk.
2. Communicated in confidence; secret. "Confidential messages." Burke. Confidential communication (Law) See Privileged communication, under Privileged.
– Confidential creditors, those whose claims are of such a character that they are entitled to be paid before other creditors.
– Confidential debts, debts incurred for borrowed money, and regarded as having a claim to be paid before other debts. McElrath.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
