| English noun: confidentiality | |||
| 1. | confidentiality (state) the state of being secret | ||
| Samples | You must respect the confidentiality of your client's communications. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concealment, privacy, privateness, secrecy | ||
| 2. | confidentiality (cognition) discretion in keeping secret information | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | circumspection, discreetness, discretion, prudence | ||