1. (noun)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. (noun)secret, arcanum information known only to a specialgroup "the secret of Cajun cooking"
3. (noun)mystery, enigma, secret, closed book something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
"how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
4. (adj)secret not open or public; kept private or not revealed
"a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks"
5. (adj)clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground 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"
6. (adj)unavowed, secret not openly made known
"a secret marriage"; "a secret bride"
7. (adj)secret communicated covertly
"their secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages"
8. (adj)secret, private not expressed
"secret (or private) thoughts"
9. (adj)hidden, secret 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"
10. (adj)privy, secluded, secret hidden from generalview or use
"a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"
11. (adj)confidential, secret (of information) given in confidence or in secret "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications"
12. (adj)secret indulging only covertly
"a secret alcoholic"
13. (adj)mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinaryunderstanding "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"
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