"confidante" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: confidantes [plural]
Etymology: From French confidente. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰeydʰ-}}, {{uder|en|fr|confidente}} French confidente Head templates: {{en-noun}} confidante (plural confidantes)
  1. A female confidant. Translations (female confidant): Vertraute [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-confidante-en-noun-bx0-2Ej3 Disambiguation of 'female confidant': 83 4 12
  2. A type of settee having a seat at each end at right angles to the main seats.
    Sense id: en-confidante-en-noun-Oc70l6Jg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 44 27 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 26 46 28
  3. Nonstandard spelling of confidant (male). Tags: alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: confidant (extra: male)
    Sense id: en-confidante-en-noun-wIaRQNPA

Verb [Italian]

Forms: confidanti [plural]
  1. present participle of confidare Tags: form-of, participle, present Form of: confidare
    Sense id: en-confidante-it-verb-w2QtHfAB Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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