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The definition of confidential is secret, private, or shown in trust.

(adjective)

An example of confidential is a package that is only for the president.
An example of confidential is a diary.
An example of confidential is a government document.

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See confidential in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

told in confidence; imparted in secret
of or showing trust in another; confiding
entrusted with private or secret matters: a confidential agent

Related Forms:

confidentiality noun or confidentialness
confidentially adverb

See confidential in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Done or communicated in confidence; secret.
Entrusted with the confidence of another: a confidential secretary.
Denoting confidence or intimacy: a confidential tone of voice.
Containing information, the unauthorized disclosure of which poses a threat to national security.

Related Forms:

conˌfi·denˌti·alˈi·ty (-shē-ălˈĭ-tē), conˌfi·denˈtial·ness noun

conˌfi·denˈtial·ly adverb

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