Confidential vs Inviolable - What's the difference?
confidential | inviolable | Related terms |
(meant to be) kept secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
(dated) Inclined to share confidences.
Not violable; not to be infringed.
Not susceptible of violence, or of being profaned, corrupted, or dishonoured.
Incapable of being injured or invaded.
Confidential is a related term of inviolable.
As adjectives the difference between confidential and inviolable
is that confidential is (meant to be) kept secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly while inviolable is not violable; not to be infringed.confidential
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The newspaper claims a leaked confidential report by the government admits to problems with corrupt MPs.
- Sitting in front of the fire, they became quite confidential , and began to gossip.