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Definitions for Confiding
[1] trustful; credulous or unsuspicious: a confiding nature.
[2] to impart secrets trustfully; discuss private matters or problems (usually followed by in ): She confides in no one but her husband.
[3] to have full trust; have faith: They confided in their own ability.
[4] to tell in assurance of secrecy: He confided all his plans to her.
[5] to entrust; commit to the charge or knowledge of another: She confided her jewelry to her sister.
[6] unsuspicious; trustful
[7] (usually foll by in; when tr, may take a clause as object ) to disclose (secret or personal matters) in confidence (to); reveal in private (to)
[8] (intr foll by in ) to have complete trust
[9] (tr) to entrust into another's keeping
Words related to Confiding
disclose, reveal, whisper, confess, impart, admit, suggest, breathe, intimate, hint, insinuate, buzz, tell, commend, relegate, bestow, consign, charge, delegate, commit
Words nearby Confiding
confident, confidente, confidential, confidential communication, confidentiality, confiding, configurate, configuration, configurationism, configure, confine
Origin of Confiding
e1625–35; < Latin confīdere, equivalent to con- con- + fīdere to trust, akin to foedus; see confederate, fidelity
Other words from Confiding
con·fid·ing·ly , adverb
con·fid·ing·ness , noun
non·con·fid·ing , adjective
un·con·fid·ing , adjective
con·fid·er , noun
pre·con·fide , verb, pre·con·fid·ed, pre·con·fid·ing.
un·con·fid·ed , adjective
well-con·fid·ed , adjective
Word origin for Confiding
eC15: from Latin confīdere, from fīdere to trust; related to Latin foedus treaty
Synonyms for Confiding
admit, confess, disclose, impart, reveal, suggest, whisper, breathe, buzz, hint, insinuate, intimate, tell, bend an ear, crack to, lay it on, lay the gaff, let in on, spill to, unload on