secret

Noun

1. (countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
2. (countable, uncountable) The key or principle by which something is made clear; the knack.
3. (countable, uncountable) Something not understood or known.
4. (uncountable) Private seclusion.
5. (archaic, countable, in-plural, uncountable) The genital organs.
6. (countable, historical, uncountable) A form of steel skullcap.
7. (countable, in-plural, often, uncountable) 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.

Verb

1. (transitive) To make or keep secret.
2. (transitive) To hide secretly.

Adj

1. Being or kept hidden.
2. (obsolete) Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
3. (obsolete) Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive, separate, apart.
4. (obsolete) Separate; distinct.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsiːkɹɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: secret

Inherited from Middle English: secrette

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.

Synonyms

hidden

confidential

mystery

concealed

clandestine

private

mysterious

covert

occult

undercover

secrecy

confidence

underground

surreptitious

trick

classified

furtive

mystic

dark

mystical

esoteric

privacy

key

🔑

unseen

ulterior

privy

arcane

underhand

undisclosed

arcanum

hidden thing

taboo

stealthy

hugger-mugger

inward

hush-hush

sacred

cryptic

obscure

hole-and-corner

knack

unrevealed

innermost

inside

solitary

abstruse

secretly

secluded

secretive

conspiratorial

Translations

secret

㊙️

secreto

㊙️

segreto

㊙️

Geheimnis

㊙️

geheim

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geheim

㊙️

secret

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segredo

㊙️

tajemnica

tajny

heimlich

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μυστικό

sekret

clandestin

secreto

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Sentences

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