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the vault you walk into voluntarily, knowing it stores your secrets and your shame
means A person you trust with your private thoughts, secrets, and feelings.
from From French 'confident,' itself from Italian 'confidente,' rooted in Latin 'confidere' — 'to trust fully' (con-, 'with/thoroughly,' plus fidere, 'to trust,' a relative of 'fides,' faith). The odd English spelling with a final '-ant' likely arose to mirror the French nasal pronunciation; the form 'confidante,' borrowed later, marks the female version in the French manner.
- word origin
- From Latin confidere, to trust completely
- theater roots
- Stock character who hears the hero's secret plans
- gender split
- Confidante spells the female version in French
- royal job
- Monarchs kept paid confidants to test loyalty
- science says
- Having one cuts mortality risk measurably
cardinal richelieu — chief advisor and confidant to louis xiii of france, wielded unprecedented political power 1624-1642
thomas cromwell — henry viii's chief minister and closest confidant, architect of english reformation 1532-1540
nancy reagan — ronald reagan's wife and most trusted confidant, influenced major white house decisions 1981-1989