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- DictionarySe·cret/ˈsēkrət/
adjective
- 1. not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others: "how did you guess I had a secret plan?"
noun
- 1. something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others: "a state secret"
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.
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.
If something is secret, other people are not allowed to know about it: The president escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building. We ought to keep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being. This is top (= extremely) secret information.
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.
Noun. 1. secret - something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on); "the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret". 2. secret - information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking".
SECRET definition: 1. If something is secret, other people are not allowed to know about it: 2. someone who does…. Learn more.
1. kept from public knowledge or from the knowledge of a certain person or persons. 2. withdrawn, remote, or secluded. a secret hideaway. 3. keeping one's affairs to oneself; secretive. 4. beyond general knowledge or understanding; mysterious or esoteric.
secret. adjective. /ˈsiːkrət/. /ˈsiːkrət/. known about by only a few people; kept hidden from others. secret information/meetings/talks. They belong to an age-old secret society. secret from somebody He tried to keep it secret from his family. Details of the proposals remain secret.
Kept from public knowledge or from the knowledge of a certain person or persons. Webster's New World. Not expressed; inward. Secret desires. American Heritage. Keeping one's affairs to oneself; secretive. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Concealed from sight or notice; hidden.
Jun 25, 2024 · Something not understood or known. ( uncountable) Private seclusion . The work was done in secret, so that nobody could object. ( archaic, in the plural) The genital organs. ( historical) A form of steel skullcap.
