secret

[se·cret]

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.

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Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret vow.

Noun
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature''s secrets"

Noun
information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking"

Noun
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"

Adjective S.
not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride"

Adjective S.
the next to highest level of official classification for documents

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Adjective S.
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"

Adjective S.
not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts"

Adjective S.
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 mobilizati

Adjective S.
indulging only covertly; "a closet alcoholic"; "closet liberals"

Adjective S.
communicated covertly; "their a secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages"

Adjective S.
(of information) given in confidence or in secret; "closet information"; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications"

Adjective S.
hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"

Adjective S.
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"

Adjective S.
not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks"


a.
Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret vow.

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

a.
Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive.

a.
Separate; distinct.

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Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed.

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

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

v. t.
To keep secret.


Secret

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.
2. Withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
There, secret in her sapphire cell, He with the Na'8bs wont to dwell.
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.
4. Separate; distinct. [Obs.]
They suppose two other divine hypostases superior thereunto, which were perfectly secret from matter.
Syn. -- Hidden; concealed; secluded; retired; unseen; unknown; private; obscure; recondite; latent; covert; clandestine; privy. See Hidden.

Secret

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.
2. A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a mystery.
All secrets of the deep, all nature's works.
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.

Secret

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

Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret vow.

Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed.

To keep secret.

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Usage Examples

Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal movement of its time.

A saboteur in the house of art and a comedienne in the house of art theory, Lawler has spent three decades documenting the secret life of art. Functioning as a kind of one-woman CSI unit, she has photographed pictures and objects in collectors' homes, in galleries, on the walls of auction houses, and off the walls, in museum storage.

Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.

Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.

Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny democracy, not dictatorship the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police.

But the real secret to lifelong good health is actually the opposite: Let your body take care of you.

A reporter's ability to keep the bond of confidentiality often enables him to learn the hidden or secret aspects of government.

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Other Usage Examples

A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter.

A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

All human language draws its nature and value from the fact that it both comes from the Word of God and is chosen by God to manifest himself. But this relationship is secret and incomprehensible, beyond the bounds of reason and analysis.

Ah, the creative process is the same secret in science as it is in art. They are all the same absolutely.

Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.

Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it.

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