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   secret

   /ˈsiːkrɪt/

   adjective

   • 1. not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others: "how did you guess I'd got 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 awaycut-offOpposite 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-shytaciturnsilentnon-communicativequiettight-lippedclose-mouthedcloseplaying one's cards close to one's chestclamlikereservedintrovertintrovertedself-containeddiscreetOpposite opencommunicativechatty

   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
   • ▪ 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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   SECRET definition: 1. a piece of information that is only known by one person or a few people and should not be told…. Learn more.

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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.

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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.

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

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   A secret is something that is kept hidden or unknown to others, or that is beyond ordinary understanding. Find out the different meanings, usage, and examples of secret and related words in various dictionaries and sources.