Secret - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsiːkrət|  American pronunciation of the word secret
Brit.  |ˈsiːkrɪt|  British pronunciation of the word secret

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
- information known only to a special group (syn: arcanum)
the secret of Cajun cooking
- something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained (syn: enigma, mystery)
it remains one of nature's secrets

adjective

- not open or public; kept private or not revealed
a secret formula
secret ingredients
secret talks
- conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods (syn: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, surreptitious, undercover, underground)
secret missions
a secret agent
secret sales of arms
- not openly made known
a secret marriage
a secret bride
- communicated covertly
their secret signal was a wink
secret messages
- not expressed (syn: private)
secret (or private) thoughts
- designed to elude detection (syn: hidden)
a secret passage
the secret compartment in the desk
- hidden from general view or use (syn: privy, secluded)
a secret garden
- (of information) given in confidence or in secret (syn: confidential)
their secret communications
- indulging only covertly
a secret alcoholic
- having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding (syn: mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, orphic)
the secret learning of the ancients
- the next to highest level of official classification for documents

Extra examples

Her secret wish is to become a senator.

The message was written in secret code.

I don't know the secret password.

He was sent on a secret mission.

They engaged in secret negotiations with the enemy.

She tried to keep her marriage secret.

They've been very secret about their plans.

Don't tell him about the party—it's a secret.

I'm going to tell you a secret, but you have to promise not to tell anyone else.

You always look great. What's your secret?

She shared her beauty secrets with the group.

The secret to a good sauce is the base.

They kept their relationship secret from their parents.

The drugs were found in a secret compartment in Campbell's suitcase.

The cookies are made to a secret recipe.

Word forms

noun
singular: secret
plural: secrets
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