'Secret' definitions:
Definition of 'secret'
From: WordNet
adjective
Not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks"
adjective
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" [syn: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground]
adjective
Not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride" [syn: unavowed, secret]
adjective
Communicated covertly; "their secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages"
adjective
Not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts" [syn: secret, private]
adjective
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" [syn: hidden, secret]
adjective
Hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden" [syn: privy, secluded, secret]
adjective
(of information) given in confidence or in secret; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications" [syn: confidential, secret]
adjective
Indulging only covertly; "a secret alcoholic"
adjective
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" [syn: mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic]
adjective
The next to highest level of official classification for documents
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"
noun
Information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking" [syn: secret, arcanum]
noun
Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" [syn: mystery, enigma, secret, closed book]
Definition of 'Secret'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- To tell our own secrets is often folly; to communicate those of others is treachery. --Rambler. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a mystery. [1913 Webster]
- All secrets of the deep, all nature's works. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. pl. The parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed; the genital organs. [1913 Webster]
- In secret, in a private place; in privacy or secrecy; in a state or place not seen; privately. [1913 Webster]
- Bread eaten in secret is pleasant. --Prov. ix. 17. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Secret'
From: GCIDE
- Secret \Se"cret\, a. [F. secret (cf. Sp. & Pg. secreto, It. secreto, segreto), fr. L. secretus, p. p. of secernere to put apart, to separate. See Certain, and cf. Secrete, Secern.]
- 1. Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret vow. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The secret things belong unto the Lord our God; but those things which are revealed belong unto us. --Deut. xxix. 29. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded. [1913 Webster]
- There, secret in her sapphire cell, He with the Nais wont to dwell. --Fenton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Secret Romans, that have spoke the word, And will not palter. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Separate; distinct. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- They suppose two other divine hypostases superior thereunto, which were perfectly secret from matter. --Cudworth. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Hidden; concealed; secluded; retired; unseen; unknown; private; obscure; recondite; latent; covert; clandestine; privy. See Hidden. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Secret'
From: GCIDE
- Secret \Se"cret\, v. t. To keep secret. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'secret'
From: GCIDE
- classified \classified\ adj.
- 1. arranged into classes or categories; as, unclassified.
- Syn: categorized. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
- 2. assigned to a class of documents withheld from general circulation; -- of information or documents. Opposite of unclassified.
- Note: [Narrower terms: eyes-only; confidential; restricted; secret; sensitive; top-secret] [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'secret'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstract,
- abstruse,
- arcane,
- arcanum,
- beclouded,
- behind the curtain,
- behind the scenes,
- blind,
- buried,
- by stealth,
- cabala,
- cabalistic,
- camouflaged,
- censored,
- clandestine,
- classified,
- classified information,
- close,
- closed,
- closemouthed,
- clouded,
- concealed,
- confidence,
- confidential,
- confidential communication,
- confidentially,
- covered,
- covert,
- cryptic,
- cryptographic,
- dark,
- deep,
- deep-seated,
- devious,
- discreet,
- disguised,
- eclipsed,
- encrypted,
- enigma,
- enigmatic,
- esoteric,
- esoterica,
- evasive,
- furtive,
- furtively,
- genitals,
- guarded secret,
- heavy,
- hermetic,
- hermetics,
- hid,
- hidden,
- hole-and-corner,
- hugger-mugger,
- hush-hush,
- immanent,
- imperceptible,
- implanted,
- implicit,
- in a cloud,
- in a fog,
- in eclipse,
- in purdah,
- in secret,
- in the wings,
- inalienable,
- incommunicado,
- incomprehensible,
- indiscernible,
- indwelling,
- infixed,
- ingrained,
- inherent,
- inner,
- insensible,
- internal,
- intrinsic,
- invisible,
- inward,
- inwrought,
- irreducible,
- latent,
- lonesome,
- mysterious,
- mystery,
- mystery of mysteries,
- mystical,
- obfuscated,
- obscure,
- obscured,
- occult,
- on the sly,
- out of sight,
- out-of-the-way,
- parts,
- personal matter,
- private,
- private matter,
- private parts,
- privately,
- privates,
- privileged communication,
- privity,
- privy,
- privy parts,
- profound,
- profound secret,
- pudenda,
- quiet,
- quietly,
- recondite,
- remote,
- removed,
- resident,
- restricted,
- restricted information,
- retired,
- screened,
- sealed book,
- secluded,
- secluse,
- secretive,
- secretly,
- sequestered,
- shifty,
- shrouded,
- sightless,
- smothered,
- sneak,
- stealthily,
- stealthy,
- stifled,
- subjective,
- submerged,
- suppressed,
- surreptitious,
- surreptitiously,
- the occult,
- top secret,
- top-secret,
- transcendental,
- ulterior,
- unacknowledged,
- unalienable,
- unapparent,
- unbeheld,
- unbeholdable,
- unbreatheable,
- unchallengeable,
- uncommunicative,
- undeclared,
- under an eclipse,
- under cover,
- under house arrest,
- under security,
- under wraps,
- under-the-table,
- undercover,
- underground,
- underhand,
- underhanded,
- underneath,
- undiscernible,
- undisclosable,
- undisclosed,
- undivulgable,
- undivulged,
- unknown,
- unnoticed,
- unobserved,
- unperceivable,
- unperceived,
- unpublishable,
- unpublished,
- unquestionable,
- unrealized,
- unrevealable,
- unrevealed,
- unseeable,
- unseen,
- unspoken,
- untellable,
- untold,
- unutterable,
- unuttered,
- unviewed,
- unwhisperable,
- unwitnessed,
- viewless,
- wrapped in clouds
Words containing 'Secret'
- In secret,
- Secrete,
- Secreted,
- Secreting,
- Secretion,
- Secretive,
- Secretiveness,
- Secretly,
- Secretness,
- secreter,
- secretively,
- Foot secretion,
- Paralytic secretion,
- Secret Service,
- Top secret,
- internal secretion,
- lachrymal secretion,
- lacrimal secretion,
- mucous secretion,
- open secret,
- secret agent,
- secret approval,
- secret ballot,
- secret code,
- secret language,
- secret place,
- secret plan,
- secret police,
- secret society,
- secret writing,
- trade secret,
- secret intelligence service,
- top-secret,
- us secret service,
- united states secret service,
- armenian secret army for the liberation of armenia