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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
con·fi·den·tial       [kon-fi-den-shuhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
2.indicating confidence or intimacy; imparting private matters: a confidential tone of voice.
3.having another's trust or confidence; entrusted with secrets or private affairs: a confidential secretary.
4.(of information, a document, etc.)
a.bearing the classification confidential, usually being above restricted and below secret.
b.limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified. Compare classification (def. 5).
[Origin: 1645–55; < L confīdenti(a) confidence + -al1]

—Related forms
con·fi·den·ti·al·i·ty, con·fi·den·tial·ness, noun
con·fi·den·tial·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. restricted, private. 2. intimate, familiar. 3. trusted, trustworthy, private. See familiar.
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con·fi·den·tial       (kŏn'fĭ-děn'shəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Done or communicated in confidence; secret.
  2. Entrusted with the confidence of another: a confidential secretary.
  3. Denoting confidence or intimacy: a confidential tone of voice.
  4. Containing information, the unauthorized disclosure of which poses a threat to national security.

con'fi·den'ti·al'i·ty (-shē-āl'ĭ-tē), con'fi·den'tial·ness n., con'fi·den'tial·ly adv.
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confidential

adjective
1. entrusted with private information and the confidence of another; "a confidential secretary" 
2. (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications" 
3. denoting confidence or intimacy; "a confidential approach"; "in confidential tone of voice" 
4. the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified 

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: con·fi·den·tial
Pronunciation: "kän-fi-'den-ch&l
Function: adjective
1 : known or conveyed only to a limited number of people confidential disclosure>
2 : marked by or indicative of intimacy, mutual trust, or willingness to confide esp. between parties one of whom is in a position of superiority confidential relationship of doctor and patient>
3 : containing information whose unauthorized disclosure could be prejudicial to the national interest —con·fi·den·ti·al·i·ty /"kän-fi-"den-chE-'a-l&-tE/ noun —con·fi·den·tial·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Confidential

Con`fi*den"tial\, a. [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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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