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confidential

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4 syllables
12 characters
English (US)
4syllables

confidential

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confidential is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, confidential is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofconfidential

1adjective
  • Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly

    Synonyms: classified, dern, "off the record", private, privileged, secret

    Example: "The newspaper claims a leaked confidential report by the government admits to problems with corrupt MPs."

  • Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.

    Example: "Sitting in front of the fire, they became quite confidential, and began to gossip."

  • Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.

    Example: "a confidential agent; a confidential servant; a confidential whisper"

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