secret

/ˈsē-krət/

Middle English, from Anglo-French secré, secret, from Latin secretus, from past participle of secernere to separate, distinguish, from se- apart + cernere to sift

adjective

  1. kept from knowledge or view : hidden

  2. marked by the habit of discretion : closemouthed

  3. working with hidden aims or methods : undercover

secret covert stealthy furtive clandestine surreptitious underhanded mean done without attracting observation. secret implies concealment on any grounds for any motive. covert stresses the fact of not being open or declared.

noun

  1. something kept hidden or unexplained : mystery

  2. something kept from the knowledge of others or shared only confidentially with a few

  3. a method, formula, or process used in an art or operation and divulged only to those of one's own company or craft : trade, secret

noun

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