Familiar vs Confidential - What's the difference?
familiar | confidential | Related terms |
Known to one.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= Acquainted.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=20 Intimate or friendly.
* Shakespeare
Inappropriately intimate or friendly.
Of or pertaining to a family; familial.
* Byron
(obsolete) A member of one's family or household.
(obsolete) A close friend.
*, II.i.4.2:
An attendant spirit, often in animal form.
(meant to be) kept secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
(dated) Inclined to share confidences.
Familiar is a related term of confidential.
As adjectives the difference between familiar and confidential
is that familiar is familial while confidential is (meant to be) kept secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly.familiar
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Welcome to the plastisphere, passage=Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.}}
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- Be thou familiar , but by no means vulgar.
- (Camden)
- familiar feuds
Synonyms
* (acquainted) acquainted * close, friendly, intimate, personal * (inappropriately intimate or friendly) cheeky, fresh, impudentAntonyms
* (known to one) unfamiliar, unknown * (acquainted) unacquainted * (intimate) cold, cool, distant, impersonal, standoffish, unfriendlyDerived terms
* overfamiliar * familiarity * familiarlyNoun
(en noun)- a friend of mine, that finding a receipt in Brassavola, would needs take hellebore in substance, and try it on his own person; but had not some of his familiars come to visit him by chance, he had by his indiscretion hazarded himself; many such I have observed.
- The witch’s familiar was a black cat.
External links
* ----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.