What is the difference between confident and confidant?

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Answer 1

Confident --

1.having strong belief or full assurance; sure: confident of fulfillment.
2.sure of oneself; having no uncertainty about one's own abilities, correctness, successfulness, etc.; self-confident; bold: a confident speaker.
3.excessively bold; presumptuous.
4.Obsolete. trustful or confiding.

Confidant --

a close friend or associate to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.

Answer 2

Confident is an adjective meaning "full of confidence."
Johnny was confident he was going to make the shot because he had been practicing a lot.

Confidant is a noun meaning "a person to confide in." Like someone you can tell things to.
Johnny was his brother's confidant when he shot that guy and buried him in the backyard. He knew he would never tell a soul.

Answer 3

confident: con·fi·dent (kŏn'fĭ-dənt) pronunciation
adj.

1. Marked by assurance, as of success.
2. Marked by confidence in oneself; self-assured. See synonyms at sure.
3. Very bold; presumptuous.
4. Obsolete. Confiding; trustful.

[Latin cōnfīdēns, cōnfīdent-, present participle of cōnfīdere, to rely on.


confidant:

con·fi·dant (kŏn'fĭ-dănt', -dänt', kŏn'fĭ-dănt', -dänt') pronunciation
n.

1. One to whom secrets or private matters are disclosed.
2. A character in a drama or fiction, such as a trusted friend or servant, who serves as a device for revealing the inner thoughts or intentions of a main character.

[French confident, from Italian confidente, from Latin cōnfīdēns, cōnfīdent-, present participle of cōnfīdere, to rely on.

Answer 4

confident is an adjective that means sure of oneself

a confidant is someone you can talk to and share your secrets with/ CONFIDE in