Meaning
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- A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
- The key or principle by which something is made clear; the knack.
- Something not understood or known.
- Private seclusion.
- The genital organs.
- A form of steel skullcap.
- Any prayer spoken inaudibly and not aloud; especially, one of the prayers in the Tridentine Mass, immediately following the "orate, fratres", said inaudibly by the celebrant.
Synonyms
hidden thing
internal evidence
orphic
tender spot
private matter
private talk
privy to
inside story
secret skills
one’s circumstances
secret formula
secret technique
negative electricity
secret bribe
secret mechanism
privat
esoteric Intrinsic
sub-rosa
secret words
back-door
confidential report
far reaching
hugger mugger
left hand
secret key
Frequency
Hyphenated as
se‧cret
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsiːkɹɪt/
Etymology
In summary
The noun is from Middle English secret, from Latin sēcrētum. Doublet of secretum. Displaced Old English dēagolnes (“a secret”). The verb is from the noun.
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