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the vault that walks, talks, and remembers exactly which secret to pretend it forgot.
means A trusted woman to whom you confide your private affairs, secrets, and feelings.
from From French 'confidente,' the feminine of 'confident,' which traces back to Latin 'confidere' — 'to trust fully,' from 'con-' (with, thoroughly) plus 'fidere' (to trust), a relative of 'fides,' faith. So the word literally carries the idea of someone you place your full faith in. English borrowed it in the 1600s, keeping the feminine '-e' to mark a woman entrusted with secrets.
- french origin
- From Italian confidente, one who fully trusts another
- silent e
- The e marks her specifically female
- royal fixture
- Queens kept them as semi-official court positions
- opera plot
- Often the only character who knows everything
marie antoinette and fersen — swedish diplomat was the queen's closest confidante during french revolution, 1784-1792
oprah and gayle king — media mogul and cbs journalist have been best friends and confidantes since 1981