French Conversation · Level 113
59 words
French word
confidentialité
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔ̃fidɑ̃sjalite/
Meaning
- feminine nounconfidentiality
Example
La confidentialité de vos données est importante.
The confidentiality of your data is important.
More examples
La politique de confidentialité du site explique l'usage des données.
The site's privacy policy explains the use of data.
Core concept
A guarded envelope surrounds information or a conversation that must not be disclosed freely.
Common phrases
politique de confidentialité
privacy policy
confidentialité des données
data confidentiality
accord de confidentialité
confidentiality agreement
Similar words
vie privée: Protection of private life and conduct from intrusion or disclosure.
intimité: A private personal sphere opened only to trusted or close people.
secret: Information or a matter deliberately kept from public knowledge.
discrétion: Careful restraint in speech or behavior to avoid disclosing extra information.
Definition in French
Qualité d'une donnée ou d'un échange qui doit rester privée selon la volonté des personnes concernées ou des règles établies.
Word origin
French formed confidentialité from confidentiel and -ité, while confidentiel developed from the family of confidence, ultimately linked to Latin confidere, "to trust".
Usage tips
- Confidentialité des données focuses on restricted disclosure, while protection des données covers the broader handling and safeguarding of data.
Other meanings
- secrecynoun
Opposites
- transparencetransparencynoun
- divulgationdisclosurenoun
Related words
- confidentielconfidentialadjective
- confidentiellementconfidentiallyadverb
- confidentialisermake confidentialverb