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- Dictionarysecret/ˈsiːkrɪt/
adjective
- 1. not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others: "how did you guess I'd got a secret plan?" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others: "a state secret" Similar Opposite
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SECRET definition: 1. a piece of information that is only known by one person or a few people and should not be told…. Learn more.
1. a. : kept from knowledge or view : hidden. b. : marked by the habit of discretion : closemouthed. c. : working with hidden aims or methods : undercover. a secret agent. d. : not acknowledged : unavowed. a secret bride. e. : conducted in secret. a secret trial. 2. : remote from human frequentation or notice : secluded. 3.
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. There might be a secret passageway in your basement that only you know about.
noun. something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed. a mystery: the secrets of nature. a reason or explanation not immediately or generally apparent. a method, formula, plan, etc., known only to the initiated or the few: a trade secret. the secret of happiness; a trade secret.
Jun 25, 2024 · secret (third-person singular simple present secrets, present participle (UK) secretting or (US) secreting, simple past and past participle (UK) secretted or (US) secreted) To make or keep secret. [from late 16th c.] 1984, Peter Scott Lawrence, Around the mulberry tree, Firefly Books, p. 26
secret. adjective. /ˈsiːkrət/. /ˈsiːkrət/. known about by only a few people; kept hidden from others. secret information/meetings/talks. They belong to an age-old secret society. secret from somebody He tried to keep it secret from his family. Details of the proposals remain secret.
If something is secret, it is known about by only a small number of people, and is not told or shown to anyone else. Soldiers have been training at a secret location. The police have been trying to keep the documents secret. Synonyms: undisclosed, unknown, confidential, underground More Synonyms of secret.
SECRET definition: 1. If something is secret, other people are not allowed to know about it: 2. someone who does…. Learn more.
Something that is kept out of the knowledge or sight of others or is known only to oneself or a few: wanted to have no secrets between them. 2. Something that remains beyond understanding or explanation; a mystery: unlocking the secrets of the atom. 3.
Definition of secret adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
