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noun. us / ˈsiː.krət / uk / ˈsiː.krət / Add to word list. B1 [ C ] a piece of information that is only known by one person or a few people and should not be told to others: Why did you have to go and tell Bob about my illness? You just can't keep a secret, can you? A close couple should have no secrets from each other.
1. a. : kept from knowledge or view : hidden. b. : marked by the habit of discretion : closemouthed. c. : working with hidden aims or methods : undercover. a secret agent. d. : not acknowledged : unavowed. a secret bride. e. : conducted in secret. a secret trial. 2. : remote from human frequentation or notice : secluded. 3.
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed. a mystery: the secrets of nature. a reason or explanation not immediately or generally apparent. a method, formula, plan, etc., known only to the initiated or the few: a trade secret. the secret of happiness; a trade secret.
A secret is something you don’t want everybody to know, like your secret crush on the bus driver. A secret can also be a mystery known to only a few — the secret of the lost pyramid. There might be a secret passageway in your basement that only you know about.
adjective. uk / ˈsiːkrət / us. Add to word list. B1. If something is secret, other people are not allowed to know about it: a secret affair / meeting. I'll tell you but you must keep it secret. Fewer examples. They promised to keep her identity secret. He was spirited away to a secret hide-out in Mexico.
Synonyms for SECRET: confidence, dope, lowdown, mystery, enigma, puzzle, riddle, why; Antonyms of SECRET: open secret, public, open, overt, avowed, acknowledged, straightforward, unclassified
Check pronunciation: secret. Definition of secret adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
