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con·fi·dant |
[French confident, from Italian confidente, from Latin cōnfīdēns, cōnfīdent-, present participle of cōnfīdere, to rely on. See confide.]
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Fowler's Modern English Usage:
confidant, confidante |
| confer, conduct, condemn | |
| confine, conflict, confusable words |
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confidant |
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Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms:
confidant(e) |
confidant (e), a minor or secondary character in a play (or other literary work), in whom the protagonist confides, revealing his or her state of mind in dialogue rather than in soliloquies. Commonly the trusted servant of the leading lady in drama has the role of confidante: Charmian, for example, in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. See also ficelle, soubrette.
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The confidant (pronounced /ˈkɒnfɪdænt/ or /ˌkɒnfɪˈdɑːnt/; feminine: confidante, same pronunciation) is a character in a story that the lead character (protagonist) confides in and trusts. Typically, these consist of the best friend, relative, doctor or boss.
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The confidant provides the writer of the story with a plausible device for communicating to the audience the mind and intention of their principal character (protagonist). The protagonist may reveal their secrets, personal problems and character flaws to the audience through their conversations and interactions with the confidant character, often entrusting them with important information about themselves (as well as information critical to the plot) that they would not entrust to other characters. The type of character used as a confidant is most commonly the protagonist's closest friend, but may also be a family member such as a spouse, sibling or parental figure, co-worker, trainer or a health professional such as their psychiatrist.
Confidants may not only be used for conveying information about the plot to the audience, but may also be used to share information about the protagonist (such as their feelings about certain subjects or personal fears). In this way, the audience can get to know the protagonist and their goals, as well as their personality and role in the story. Therefore, the confidant is likely to be the only character in the story to know the protagonist's secrets or hidden agendas (and even if they are not the only ones to know, they would at least be the very first ones to know other than the protagonist themselves).
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Confidant |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - fortrolig, ven
Nederlands (Dutch)
vertrouweling
Français (French)
n. - confident
Deutsch (German)
n. - Vertrauter
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ο) εξ απορρήτων, μυστικοσύμβουλος
Italiano (Italian)
confidente, persona di fiducia
Português (Portuguese)
n. - confidente (m)
Русский (Russian)
доверенное лицо, наперсник
Español (Spanish)
n. - confidente
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förtrogen (man)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
心腹朋友, 知己
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 心腹朋友, 知己
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 믿을만한 사람, 절친한 친구
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) مؤتمن أسرار شخصيه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - איש סוד, ידיד נאמן
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