Definition of Confidantes

1. Noun. (plural of confidante) ¹

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Definition of Confidantes

1. confidante [n] - See also: confidante

Lexicographical Neighbors of Confidantes

confessoress
confessoresses
confessorial
confessors
confessorship
confessory
confessour
confessours
confest
confestly
confetti
confetto
confidable
confidant
confidante
confidantes (current term)
confidants
confide
confided
confidee
confidence
confidence artist
confidence game
confidence games
confidence interval
confidence intervals
confidence level
confidence limits
confidence man
confidence men

Literary usage of Confidantes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. I Promessi Sposi: (The Betrothed) by Alessandro Manzoni (1909)
"The letter was agreed upon with three or four confidantes, written in private, and despatched ... As to the struggle, with the direction of her confidantes, ..."

2. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1909)
"The letter was agreed upon with three or four confidantes, written in private, and despatched ... As to the struggle, with the direction of her confidantes, ..."

3. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"The letter was agreed upon with three or four confidantes, written in private, and dispatched ... As to the struggle, with the direction of her confidantes, ..."

4. The International Library of Famous Literature: Selections from the World's by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl, Donald Grant Mitchell (1899)
"The letter was agreed upon with three or four confidantes, written in private, and dispatched ... As to the struggle, with the direction of her confidantes, ..."

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