Secret

Quick meaning: Secret is a noun meaning (countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.

Meaning

(countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.

More Meanings

1. The key or principle by which something is made clear; the knack.
2. Something not understood or known.
3. (uncountable) Private seclusion.
4. (transitive, rare) To make or keep secret.
5. (Christianity, often in the plural) 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.
6. (archaic, in the plural) The genital organs.
7. (historical) A form of steel skullcap.

Example Sentences

"Can you keep a secret?" "Yes." "So can I."

The secret to a long-lasting marriage is compromise.

Thou knewſt by name, and all th' ethereal powers, / All ſecrets of the deep, all Natures works,

The storage of cryptographic secrets is one of the paramount requirements in building trustworthy systems.

Word Forms

• secrets
• secreting
• secretting
• secreted
• secretted
• secrette
• secrete
• secreat

Synonyms for secret

Depending on context, synonyms include dern, esoteric, surreptitious, clandestine, mystical, occult.

Antonyms for secret

Common opposites include overt.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hush-hush, confidential, privy, private, clandestine, occult.

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