adj

confidential

kon-fih-DEHN-shuhl

adj

Meant to be kept secret and shared only with a limited group of people.

"The report was marked confidential and locked in a safe."

"Please treat this information as confidential."

How to Use Confidential

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishPrivate and secret — not to be shared beyond a trusted circle.

Common pairings

confidential information strictly confidential confidential report

more confidential comparative, most confidential superlative

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From Latin cōnfīdentia plus the suffix -al, possibly modeled on French confidentiel.

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