Meaning & use
confiding
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Willing to share personal secrets or private thoughts; trustful.
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She spoke in a low, confiding tone, as if sharing a secret.
His confiding nature made strangers feel instantly at ease with him.
A note on using this word
Related to the verb 'confide' (to tell someone a secret); the adjective describes a personality trait or manner rather than a single act.
Words with a similar meaning
trustingcandid
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Words with an opposite meaning
guardedsecretive
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