Definition of
Secret
- (noun, communication) something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
he tried to keep his drinking a secret - (noun, communication) information known only to a special group
- (noun, cognition) something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
it remains one of nature's secrets - (adj, all) not open or public; kept private or not revealed
secret ingredients
secret talks - (adj, all) conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
hole-and-corner intrigue
secret missions
a secret agent
secret sales of arms
surreptitious mobilization of troops
an undercover investigation
underground resistance - (adj, all) not openly made known
a secret bride - (adj, all) communicated covertly
secret messages - (adj, all) not expressed
- (adj, all) designed to elude detection
a secret passage
the secret compartment in the desk - (adj, all) hidden from general view or use
a secluded romantic spot
a secret garden - (adj, all) (of information) given in confidence or in secret
their secret communications - (adj, all) indulging only covertly
- (adj, all) having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
the mystical style of Blake
occult lore
the secret learning of the ancients - (adj, all) the next to highest level of official classification for documents
- (noun, communication) something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
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Synonyms of Secret
arcanum, clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, closed book, confidential, enigma, hidden, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, mysterious, mystery, mystic, mystical, occult, orphic, private, privy, secluded, surreptitious, unavowed, undercover, underground
Alternate forms of Secret
Hyponyms: cabala, cabbala, cabbalah, confidence, countersign, esoterica, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, open secret, parole, password, qabala, qabalah, trade secret, watchword, word
Hypernyms: info, information, perplexity
Origin of the word Secret
- late 14c. (n.), c.1400 (adj.), from L. secretus "set apart, withdrawn, hidden," originally pp. of secernere "to set apart," from se- "without, apart," prop. ?on one's own? (from PIE *sed-, from base *s(w)e-; see idiom) + cernere "separate" (see crisis). The verb meaning "to keep secret" (described in OED as "obsolete") is attested from … more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Secret
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