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Acquaintant vs Confidant - What's the difference?

acquaintant | confidant |

As nouns the difference between acquaintant and confidant

is that acquaintant is an acquaintance while confidant is a person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.

acquaintant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rare) An acquaintance.
  • References

    confidant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend
  • You love me for no other end / Than to become my confidant and friend; / As such I keep no secret from your sight. — Dryden.

    See also

    * confidante ----