CONFIDING

confiding

(adjective) willing to entrust personal matters; “first she was suspicious, then she became confiding”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

confiding

present participle of confide

Adjective

confiding (comparative more confiding, superlative most confiding)

Having or showing confidence or trust in another person.

In confidence; as if with trust.

(Birding) Of a bird, allowing the close approach of humans.

Noun

confiding (plural confidings)

The telling of something in confidence.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*fid"ing, a.

Definition: That confides; trustful; unsuspicious.

– Con*fid"ing*ly, adv.

– Con*fid"ing*ness, n.

CONFIDE

Con*fide", v. i. [imp. & p.p. Confided; p.pr. & vb.n. Confiding.] Etym: [L. confidere; con- + fidere to trust. See Faith, and cf. Affiance.]

Definition: To put faith (in); to repose confidence; to trust; -- usually followed by in; as, the prince confides in his ministers. By thy command I rise or fall, In thy protection I confide. Byron. Judge before friendships, then confide till death. Young.

Con*fide", v. t.

Definition: To intrust; to give in charge; to commit to one's keeping; -- followed by to. Congress may . . . confide to the Circuit jurisdiction of all offenses against the United States. Story.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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