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“confidant” in Latin
familiārisof or pertaining to servants; of or pertaining to a household or family; familiar, intimate, friendlyinteriorinner, interior; nearer; more secret, unknownsociussharing, joining in, partaking, associated; kindred, related, akin, ally; leagued, allied, united, confederatecōnsciusconscious; aware of, knowing of, conscious of, privy to; aware of, knowing of, conscious of, privy to
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
confidant
familiaris: intimus (as friend; Vid: INTIMATE): consiliorum particeps or socius (as counsellor): conscius (who is privy to anything): He is the confidant of the king, rex ei omnia consilia credit: he is my confidant in all my plans, conjunctissimus est mecum consiliorum meorum societate: to become the confidant of anybody, in familiaritatem alicujus venire: to make anybody one’s confidant, aliquem in familiaritatem recipere; sibi conjungere aliquem familiari amicitia: to have anybody as a confidant, aliquo familiariter or intime uti: to be the confidant of anybody, in familiaritate alicujus versari.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for confidant?
- The usual Latin words for “confidant” are familiāris, interior, socius; also cōnscius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.