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Definition of: confidential
(kon′fə·den′shəl) adjective
1. Having secret or private relations; trusted; intimate: a confidential clerk.
2. Imparted in confidence; secret: confidential information.
3. Disposed to confide in another.
4. U.S. Denoting defense information classified next above “for official use only”: the next lowest classification. Compare TOP-SECRET, SECRET (adj. def. 5).
—con·fi·den·ti·al·i·ty (kon′fə·den′shē·al′ə·tē), con′fi·den′tial·ness noun
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