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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.
1. done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others. 2. kept from general knowledge: a secret password. 3. carrying out activities in a manner that prevents them from being observed or detected: a secret agent. 4. hidden from sight; concealed: a secret entrance. 5. close-mouthed; secretive.
noun 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.
SECRET meaning: 1 : kept hidden from others known to only a few people; 2 : keeping information hidden from others secretive
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.
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.
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.
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.
If something is secret, it is known about by only a small number of people, and is not told or shown to anyone else. Soldiers have been training at a secret location.
SECRET definition: 1. If something is secret, other people are not allowed to know about it: 2. someone who does…. Learn more.