classification | (noun) the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type | Synonyms: assortment, categorisation, categorization, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization |
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(noun) restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people | - |
(noun) the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories | Synonyms: categorisation, categorization, sorting |
(noun) a group of people or things arranged by class or category | Synonyms: categorisation, categorization |
classificatory | (adjective) relating to or involving classification | - |
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classified | (adjective) arranged into classes | - |
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(adjective) official classification of information or documents; withheld from general circulation | - |
(noun) a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type | Synonyms: classified ad, classified advertisement |
classifier | (noun) an algorithm that implements classification. | - |
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(noun) a word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class to which the counted item belongs | - |
(noun) a person who creates classifications | - |
classify | (verb) arrange or order by classes or categories | Synonyms: assort, class, separate, sort, sort out |
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(verb) assign to a class or kind | Synonyms: relegate |
(verb) declare unavailable, as for security reasons | - |
clawfoot | (noun) a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw | Synonyms: pes cavus |
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clef | (noun) a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it | - |
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cleft | (adjective) having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib | Synonyms: dissected |
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(adjective) split or divided | - |
(noun) a long narrow cleft | Synonyms: crack, crevice, fissure, scissure |
(noun) a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin) | - |
cliff | (noun) a steep high face of rock | Synonyms: drop-off, drop |
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cliffhanger | (noun) an episode that ends in suspense | - |
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(noun) a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end | - |
clingfilm | (noun) a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food | Synonyms: cling film, Saran Wrap |
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clingfish | (noun) very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc. | - |
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clofibrate | (noun) a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases | Synonyms: Atromid-S |
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closefisted | (adjective) unwilling to part with money | Synonyms: hardfisted, tightfisted |
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cloverleaf | (noun) an interchange that does not require left-hand turns | - |
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clubfoot | (noun) congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes | Synonyms: talipes |
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clubfooted | (adjective) having a deformed foot | Synonyms: taliped |
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clusterfuck | (noun) A chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong | - |
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coalface | (noun) the part of a coal seam that is being cut | - |
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coalfield | (noun) a region where there is coal underground | - |
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cockchafer | (noun) any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult | Synonyms: May beetle, May bug, Melolontha melolontha |
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cockfight | (noun) a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs | - |
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cockfighting | (noun) participation in the sport of matching gamecocks in a cockfight | - |
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cockloft | (noun) a small loft or garret | - |
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cocksfoot | (noun) widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass | Synonyms: cockspur, Dactylis glomerata, orchard grass |
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codefendant | (noun) a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action | Synonyms: co-defendant |
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codfish | (noun) major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters | Synonyms: cod |
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(noun) lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached | Synonyms: cod |
codification | (noun) the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order | - |
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(noun) a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) | Synonyms: code |
codified | (adjective) enacted by a legislative body | Synonyms: statute |
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codify | (verb) organize into a code or system, such as a body of law | - |
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coefficient | (noun) a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic | - |
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cofactor | (noun) a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result | - |
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coffee | (noun) a medium brown to dark-brown color | Synonyms: burnt umber, chocolate, deep brown, umber |
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(noun) a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans | Synonyms: java |
(noun) a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee | Synonyms: coffee bean, coffee berry |
(noun) any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans | Synonyms: coffee tree |
coffeeberry | (noun) evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits | Synonyms: California buckthorn, California coffee, Rhamnus californicus |
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coffeecake | (noun) a cake or sweet bread usually served with coffee | Synonyms: coffee cake |
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coffeehouse | (noun) a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold | Synonyms: cafe, coffee bar, coffee shop |
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coffeepot | (noun) tall pot in which coffee is brewed | - |
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coffer | (noun) a chest especially for storing valuables | - |
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(noun) an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome | Synonyms: caisson, lacunar |
cofferdam | (noun) large watertight chamber used for construction under water | Synonyms: caisson, pneumatic caisson |
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coffin | (noun) box in which a corpse is buried or cremated | Synonyms: casket |
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(verb) place into a coffin | - |
cofounder | (noun) one of a group of founders | - |
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coif | (noun) a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law | - |
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(noun) the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) | Synonyms: coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle |
(verb) arrange attractively | Synonyms: arrange, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, set |
(verb) cover with a coif | - |
coiffe | (verb) arrange attractively | Synonyms: arrange, coif, coiffure, do, dress, set |
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coiffeur | (noun) a man hairdresser | - |
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coiffeuse | (noun) a woman hairdresser | - |
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coiffure | (noun) the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) | Synonyms: coif, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle |
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(verb) arrange attractively | Synonyms: arrange, coif, coiffe, do, dress, set |
colorfast | (adjective) having color that is resistant to fading or running | - |
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colorful | (adjective) having much or varied color | Synonyms: colourful |
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(adjective) having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination | Synonyms: colored, coloured, colourful |
(adjective) striking in variety and interest | Synonyms: colourful |
colourful | (adjective) having much or varied color | Synonyms: colorful |
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(adjective) striking in variety and interest | Synonyms: colorful |
(adjective) having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination | Synonyms: colored, colorful, coloured |
coltsfoot | (noun) perennial herb with large rounded leaves resembling a colt's foot and yellow flowers appearing before the leaves do; native to Europe but now nearly cosmopolitan; used medicinally especially formerly | Synonyms: Tussilago farfara |
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(noun) tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall | Synonyms: beetleweed, galax, Galax urceolata, galaxy, wandflower |
columniform | (adjective) having the form of a column | Synonyms: columnar, columnlike |
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comfit | (noun) candy containing a fruit or nut | - |
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(verb) make into a confection | Synonyms: confect, confection |
comfort | (noun) the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction | Synonyms: consolation, solace |
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(noun) assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal | - |
(noun) bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together | Synonyms: comforter, puff, quilt |
(noun) a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment | - |
(noun) a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain | Synonyms: comfortableness |
(noun) a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state | Synonyms: ease |
(noun) satisfaction or physical well-being provided by a person or thing | - |
(verb) lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate | Synonyms: ease |
(verb) give moral or emotional strength to | Synonyms: console, solace, soothe |
comfortable | (adjective) providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal) | Synonyms: comfy |
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(adjective) free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind | - |
(adjective) in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich | Synonyms: easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do |
(adjective) sufficient to provide comfort | - |
(adjective) having a wide margin | - |
comfortableness | (noun) a feeling of being at ease in a relationship | - |
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(noun) a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain | Synonyms: comfort |
comfortably | (adverb) in mental comfort; without stress | - |
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(adverb) in financial comfort | Synonyms: well |
(adverb) in physical comfort | - |
comforted | (adjective) made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress | - |
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comforter | (noun) bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together | Synonyms: comfort, puff, quilt |
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(noun) device used for an infant to suck or bite on | Synonyms: baby's dummy, pacifier, teething ring |
(noun) a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune | Synonyms: sympathiser, sympathizer |
(noun) a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies | Synonyms: allayer, reliever |
comforting | (adjective) affording comfort or solace | Synonyms: consolatory, consoling |
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(adjective) providing freedom from worry | Synonyms: cheering, satisfying |
comfortingly | (adverb) in a comforting or consoling manner | Synonyms: consolingly |
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comfortless | (adjective) without comfort | - |
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comforts | (noun) things that make you comfortable and at ease | Synonyms: amenities, conveniences, creature comforts |
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comfrey | (noun) leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked | Synonyms: healing herb |
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(noun) perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas | Synonyms: cumfrey |
comfy | (adjective) providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal) | Synonyms: comfortable |
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complexifier | (noun) someone makes things complex | - |
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complexify | (verb) make complex | - |
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(verb) have or develop complicating consequences | Synonyms: ramify |
conchfish | (noun) found in West Indies; lives in mantle cavity of a living conch | Synonyms: Astropogon stellatus |
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coneflower | (noun) any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center | - |
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(noun) any of various plants of the genus Rudbeckia cultivated for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent central cones | - |
(noun) a wildflower of the genus Ratibida | - |
confab | (noun) an informal conversation | Synonyms: chat, confabulation, schmoose, schmooze |
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(verb) talk socially without exchanging too much information | Synonyms: chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit |
(verb) have a conference in order to talk something over | Synonyms: confabulate, confer, consult |
confabulate | (verb) talk socially without exchanging too much information | Synonyms: chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit |
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(verb) have a conference in order to talk something over | Synonyms: confab, confer, consult |
(verb) unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory | - |
confabulation | (noun) (psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered | - |
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(noun) an informal conversation | Synonyms: chat, confab, schmoose, schmooze |
confect | (noun) a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts | Synonyms: candy |
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(verb) make into a confection | Synonyms: comfit, confection |
(verb) make or construct | - |
confection | (noun) the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components | Synonyms: concoction |
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(noun) a food rich in sugar | Synonyms: sweet |
(verb) make into a confection | Synonyms: comfit, confect |
confectionary | (noun) a confectioner's shop | Synonyms: candy store, confectionery |
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confectioner | (noun) someone who makes candies and other sweets | Synonyms: candymaker |
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confectionery | (noun) the occupation and skills of a confectioner | - |
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(noun) a confectioner's shop | Synonyms: candy store, confectionary |
(noun) candy and other sweets considered collectively | - |
confederacy | (noun) a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act | Synonyms: conspiracy |
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(noun) a union of political organizations | Synonyms: confederation, federation |
(noun) a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose | Synonyms: conspiracy |
confederate | (adjective) united in a confederacy or league | Synonyms: allied, confederative |
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(noun) a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) | Synonyms: accomplice |
(noun) someone who assists in a plot | Synonyms: collaborator, henchman, partner in crime |
(verb) form a group or unite | Synonyms: band together |
(verb) form a confederation with; of nations | - |
confederation | (noun) the act of forming an alliance or confederation | Synonyms: alliance |
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(noun) a union of political organizations | Synonyms: confederacy, federation |
(noun) the state of being allied or confederated | Synonyms: alliance |
confederative | (adjective) united in a confederacy or league | Synonyms: allied, confederate |
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confer | (verb) have a conference in order to talk something over | Synonyms: confab, confabulate, consult |
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(verb) present | Synonyms: bestow |
conferee | (noun) a member of a conference | - |
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(noun) a person on whom something is bestowed | - |
conference | (noun) a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic | Synonyms: group discussion |
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(noun) a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) | - |
(noun) an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members | Synonyms: league |
conferment | (noun) the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift | Synonyms: bestowal, bestowment, conferral |
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conferral | (noun) the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift | Synonyms: bestowal, bestowment, conferment |
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conferrer | (noun) person who makes a gift of property | Synonyms: bestower, donor, giver, presenter |
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(noun) someone who converses or confers (as in a conference) | - |
conferva | (noun) any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant fresh water | - |
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confess | (verb) confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure | Synonyms: fink, squeal |
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(verb) admit (to a wrongdoing) | Synonyms: concede, profess |
(verb) confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith | - |
confessedly | (adverb) as acknowledged | Synonyms: admittedly, avowedly, true |
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confession | (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution | - |
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(noun) an admission of misdeeds or faults | - |
(noun) a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party | - |
(noun) a public declaration of your faith | - |
(noun) the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century) | - |
confessional | (noun) a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions | - |
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confessor | (noun) a priest who hears confession and gives absolution | - |
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(noun) someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves) | - |
confetti | (noun) small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding) | - |
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confidant | (noun) someone to whom private matters are confided | Synonyms: intimate |
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confidante | (noun) a female confidant | - |
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confide | (verb) reveal in private; tell confidentially | - |
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(verb) confer a trust upon | Synonyms: commit, entrust, intrust, trust |
confidence | (noun) freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities | Synonyms: assurance, authority, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness |
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(noun) a secret that is confided or entrusted to another | - |
(noun) a feeling of trust (in someone or something) | - |
(noun) a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable | - |
(noun) a trustful relationship | Synonyms: trust |
confident | (adjective) having or marked by confidence or assurance | - |
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(adjective) not liable to error in judgment or action | Synonyms: sure-footed, surefooted |
(adjective) persuaded of; very sure | Synonyms: convinced, positive |
confidential | (adjective) the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified | - |
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(adjective) denoting confidence or intimacy | - |
(adjective) entrusted with private information and the confidence of another | - |
(adjective) (of information) given in confidence or in secret | Synonyms: secret |
confidentiality | (noun) discretion in keeping secret information | - |
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(noun) the state of being secret | - |