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 Definitions of secret  [ˈsi krɪt]  

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Definition of 'secret' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) secret
done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others.

2.  secret
kept from general knowledge:
a secret password.

3.  secret
carrying out activities in a manner that prevents them from being observed or detected:
a secret agent.

4.  secret
hidden from sight; concealed:
a secret entrance.

5.  secret
close-mouthed; secretive.

6.  secret
beyond ordinary human understanding; esoteric.

7.  secret
designating the security classification below top-secret, or a document so classified.

8. (n.) secret
something that is secret, hidden, or concealed.

9.  secret
a mystery:
the secrets of nature.

10.  secret
a reason or explanation not readily apparent:
the secret of her success.

11.  secret
a method, plan, etc., known only to the initiated:
a trade secret.

12.  secret
(cap.) an inaudible prayer said before the preface during the mass.


Definition of 'secret' Princeton's WordNet 

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 special group
"the secret of Cajun cooking"

3. (adj) 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 general view 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 ordinary understanding
"mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"

14. (adj) secret
the next to highest level of official classification for documents


Definition of 'secret' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) secret
information you do not want to tell anyone about
We have no secrets - we tell each other everything.; She kept her pregnancy secret for as long as she could.; Don't tell Paul - he can't keep a secret .

2. (adjective) secret
keep (sth) a secret
not told or shown to anyone else
secret files; There's a secret passage behind the wall.

3.  secret
keep sth secret
to not tell anyone about sth
They got married and then kept it secret from their friends.


Definition of 'secret' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) secret
hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret vow

2. (adj) secret
withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded

3. (adj) secret
faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive

4. (adj) secret
separate; distinct

5. (adj) secret
something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed

6. (adj) secret
a thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a mystery

7. (adj) secret
the parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed; the genital organs

8. (verb) secret
to keep secret


Definitions of 'secret' The Roycroft Dictionary 

secret
1. A thing we give to others to keep for us.

2. Something known only to a few.


Definition of 'secret' Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 

1.  secret
See security classification.


Translation of 'secret' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: hidden from, unknown to, or not told to, other people
a secret agreement; He kept his illness secret from everybody.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: geheim, verskuil Arabic flag Arabic: سِر، سِرّي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: таен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: secreto Czech flag Czech: tajný German flag German: geheim
Danish flag Danish: hemmelig Greek flag Greek: μυστικός, κρυφός, απόρρητ Spanish flag Spanish: secreto
Estonian flag Estonian: salajane Farsi flag Farsi: سري Finnish flag Finnish: salainen
French flag French: secret Hebrew flag Hebrew: סוֹדִי Hindi flag Hindi: क्षण
Croatian flag Croatian: tajan, skrovit Hungarian flag Hungarian: titkos Indonesian flag Indonesian: rahasia
Icelandic flag Icelandic: leyndur, leynilegur Italian flag Italian: segreto Japanese flag Japanese: 秘密の
Korean flag Korean: 비밀의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: slaptas, paslėptas Latvian flag Latvian: slepens
Malay flag Malay: rahsia Dutch flag Dutch: geheim Norwegian flag Norwegian: hemmelig, skjult
Polish flag Polish: tajny, trzymany w tajemni Persian flag Persian: سري Pashto flag Pashto: پټ، پوښلى: خفيه: دراز، سر
Portuguese flag Portuguese: secreto Romanian flag Romanian: se­cret, ascuns Russian flag Russian: тайный, секретный
Slovak flag Slovak: tajný Slovenian flag Slovenian: tajen Serbian flag Serbian: tajni
Swedish flag Swedish: hemlig Thai flag Thai: ความลับ Turkish flag Turkish: gizli
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 秘密的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: таємний, секретний Urdu flag Urdu: راز
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: thầm kín, bí mật Chinese flag Chinese: 秘密的

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