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   Se·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?" Similar confidentialstrictly confidentialtop secretclassifiedrestrictedunrevealedundisclosedunpublisheduntoldunknownuncommunicatedbehind someone's backunder wrapsunofficialoff the recordnot for publication/circulationnot to be made publicnot to be disclosedsub rosainformal:hush-hushmumhiddenconcealedcamouflageddisguisedunnoticeableinvisibleinconspicuousclandestinecovertundercoverundergroundhiddenshroudedconspiratorialsurreptitiousstealthycloak-and-daggerhole-and-cornerclosetsneakyslyunderhandshiftyfurtiveblackinformal:hush-hushcrypticencodedcodedencipheredhiddenmysteriousabstrusereconditearcaneesotericcabbalisticsecludedprivateconcealedhiddenshelteredundisturbedunfrequentedsolitarylonelysequesteredout of the wayremoteisolatedoff the beaten tracktucked awaycutoffOpposite knownpublicvisibleovertopenknown aboutpublic
   • ▪ not meant to be known as such by others: "a secret drinker" Similar clandestinecovertundercoverundergroundhiddenshroudedconspiratorialsurreptitiousstealthycloak-and-daggerhole-and-cornerclosetsneakyslyunderhandshiftyfurtiveblackinformal:hush-hushOpposite overt
   • ▪ fond of or good at keeping things about oneself unknown: "he can be the most secret man" Similar uncommunicativesecretiveunforthcomingreticentprivatemedia-shytaciturnsilentnoncommunicativequiettight-lippedclose-mouthedcloseplaying one's cards close to one's chestclamlikereservedintrovertintrovertedself-containeddiscreetOpposite opencommunicativechatty
   • ▪ (of information or documents) given the security classification above confidential and below top secret.

   noun

   • 1. something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others: "a state secret" Similar confidential matterconfidenceprivate affairskeleton in the cupboardskeleton in the closetOpposite public knowledge
   • ▪ something that is not properly understood; a mystery: "I'm not trying to explain the secrets of the universe in this book" Similar mysteryenigmaproblemparadoxpuzzleconundrumposerriddlequestionquestion markOpposite known fact
   • ▪ a valid but not commonly known or recognized method of achieving or maintaining something: "the secret of a happy marriage is compromise" Similar recipeformulablueprintmagic formulakeyanswersolution
   • ▪ formerly, the name of a prayer said by the priest in a low voice after the offertory in a Roman Catholic Mass.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin secretus (adjective) ‘separate, set apart’, from the verb secernere, from se- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘sift’.

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   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.

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   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.

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   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.

5. www.britannica.com › dictionary › secretSecret Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   SECRET meaning: 1 : kept hidden from others known to only a few people; 2 : keeping information hidden from others secretive

6. www.yourdictionary.com › secretSecret Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   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.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › secretSecret - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsecret adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   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.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySECRET | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSECRET definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    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.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSECRET | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    SECRET definition: 1. If something is secret, other people are not allowed to know about it: 2. someone who does…. Learn more.