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Secret Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Secret? [n] something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" [n] information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking" [n] 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" [adj] not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride" [adj] the next to highest level of official classification for documents [adj] having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients" [adj] not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts" [adj] conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" [adj] indulging only covertly; "a closet alcoholic"; "closet liberals" [adj] communicated covertly; "their a secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages" [adj] (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "closet information"; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications" [adj] hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden" [adj] designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk" [adj] not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Secret: arcanum \| clandestine \| classified \| cloak-and-dagger \| closed book \| closet(a) \| concealed \| confidential \| covert \| enigma \| esoteric \| hidden \| hole-and-corner(a) \| hugger-mugger \| hush-hush \| inward \| mysterious \| mystery \| mystic \| mystical \| occult \| on the quiet(p) \| orphic \| private \| privy \| secluded \| surreptitious \| unacknowledged \| unavowed \| undercover \| underground Related Terms \| Find terms related to Secret: See Also \| cabala \| cabbala \| cabbalah \| confidence \| countersign \| esoterica \| info \| information \| kabala \| kabbala \| kabbalah \| open secret \| parole \| password \| perplexity \| trade secret \| watchword \| word Secret In Webster's Dictionary \Se"cret\, a. [F. secret (cf. Sp.& Pg. secreto, It. secreto, segreto), fr. L. secretus, p. p. of secrernere to put apart, to separate. See {Certain}, and cf. {Secrete}, {Secern}.] 1. Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret vow. --Shak. The secret things belong unto the Lord our God; but those things which are revealed belong unto us. --Deut. xxix. 29. 2. Withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded. There, secret in her sapphire cell, He with the Na["i]s wont to dwell. --Fenton. 3. Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive. [R.] Secret Romans, that have spoke the word, And will not palter. --Shak. 4. Separate; distinct. [Obs.] They suppose two other divine hypostases superior thereunto, which were perfectly secret from matter. --Cudworth. Syn: Hidden; concealed; secluded; retired; unseen; unknown; private; obscure; recondite; latent; covert; clandestine; privy. See {Hidden}. \Se"cret\, n. [F. secret (cf. Pr. secret, Sp. & Pg. secreto, It. secreto, segreto), from L. secretum. See {Secret}, a.] 1. Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed. To tell our secrets is often folly; to communicate those of others is treachery. --Rambler. 2. A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a mystery. All secrets of the deep, all nature's works. --Milton 3. pl. The parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed; the genital organs. {In secret}, in a private place; in privacy or secrecy; in a state or place not seen; privately. Bread eaten in secret is pleasant. --Prov. ix. 17. \Se"cret\, v. t. To keep secret. [Obs.] --Bacon.

Secret Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Secret?

[n] something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
[n] information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking"
[n] 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"
[adj] not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride"
[adj] the next to highest level of official classification for documents
[adj] having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"
[adj] not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts"
[adj] conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
[adj] indulging only covertly; "a closet alcoholic"; "closet liberals"
[adj] communicated covertly; "their a secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages"
[adj] (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "closet information"; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications"
[adj] hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"
[adj] designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk"
[adj] not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks"

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Secret In Webster's Dictionary

\Se"cret\, a. [F. secret (cf. Sp.& Pg. secreto, It.
secreto, segreto), fr. L. secretus, p. p. of secrernere to
put apart, to separate. See {Certain}, and cf. {Secrete},
{Secern}.]
1. Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a
   secret vow. --Shak.

         The secret things belong unto the Lord our God; but
         those things which are revealed belong unto us.
                                               --Deut. xxix.
                                               29.

2. Withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement
   or secrecy; secluded.

         There, secret in her sapphire cell, He with the
         Na["i]s wont to dwell.                --Fenton.

3. Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray
   confidence; secretive. [R.]

         Secret Romans, that have spoke the word, And will
         not palter.                           --Shak.

4. Separate; distinct. [Obs.]

         They suppose two other divine hypostases superior
         thereunto, which were perfectly secret from matter.
                                               --Cudworth.

Syn: Hidden; concealed; secluded; retired; unseen; unknown;
     private; obscure; recondite; latent; covert;
     clandestine; privy. See {Hidden}.


\Se"cret\, n. [F. secret (cf. Pr. secret, Sp. & Pg.
secreto, It. secreto, segreto), from L. secretum. See
{Secret}, a.]
1. Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general
   knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed.

         To tell our secrets is often folly; to communicate
         those of others is treachery.         --Rambler.



2. A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a
   mystery.

         All secrets of the deep, all nature's works.
                                               --Milton

3. pl. The parts which modesty and propriety require to be
   concealed; the genital organs.

{In secret}, in a private place; in privacy or secrecy; in a
   state or place not seen; privately.

         Bread eaten in secret is pleasant.    --Prov. ix.
                                               17.


\Se"cret\, v. t.
To keep secret. [Obs.] --Bacon.

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