Definition of secrets Secrets
/siˈkɹʌts/ - [seekruts] -
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What does secrets mean?
Wiktionary 
- secrets (Noun)
Plural of secret.
Part of speech
🔤- secrets, noun, plural of secret.
WordNet
NounPlural: secrets |
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| secret - information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking" | ||
| arcanum | ||
| info, information (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information" | ||
| esoterica secrets known only to an initiated minority | ||
| qabala, qabalah, cabala, cabbala, cabbalah, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret | ||
| secret - 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" | ||
| info, information (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information" | ||
| confidence a secret that is confided or entrusted to another; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences" | ||
| open secret something that is supposed to be secret but is generally known; "their love affair was an open secret" | ||
| secret - something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" | ||
| mystery, enigma, closed book | ||
| perplexity trouble or confusion resulting from complexity | ||
Adjectivesecret, secretter, secrettest |
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| secret - not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts" | ||
| private | ||
| inward relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern with inward reflections" | ||
| secret - the next to highest level of official classification for documents | ||
| secret - indulging only covertly; "a secret alcoholic" | ||
| secret - communicated covertly; "their secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages" | ||
| secret - not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks" | ||
| secret - having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients" | ||
| mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, orphic | ||
| esoteric confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories" | ||
| secret - (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications" | ||
| confidential | ||
| private concerning things deeply private and personal; "private correspondence"; "private family matters" | ||
| secret - conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" | ||
| clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, surreptitious, undercover, underground | ||
| covert secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels" | ||
| secret - not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride" | ||
| unavowed | ||
| secret - designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk" | ||
| hidden | ||
| secret - hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden" | ||
| privy, secluded | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- secret (a.)
Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret vow. - secret (a.)
Withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded. - secret (a.)
Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive. - secret (a.)
Separate; distinct. - secret (a.)
Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed. - secret (a.)
A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a mystery. - secret (a.)
The parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed; the genital organs. - secret (v. t.)
To keep secret.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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Being or kept hidden from public perception. -
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Expressly designed to elude detection. -
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Something that shall remain unknown or unseen to others.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sē′kret, adj. concealed from notice: removed from sight: unrevealed: hidden: secluded: retired: private: keeping secrets: reserved.—n. that which is concealed: anything unrevealed or unknown: privacy: the key or principle by which something is made clear: a form of steel skull-cap: one of the prayers in the Mass, immediately following the 'Orate, fratres,' said inaudibly by the celebrant: (pl.) any prayers said secretly and not aloud: the parts of the body which are concealed.—ns. Sē′crecy, the state of being secret: separation: concealment: retirement: privacy: fidelity to a secret: the keeping of secrets; Sē′cretage, a process in dressing furs.—adj. Sē′cret-false (Shak.), secretly false, while apparently sincere.—adv. Sē′cretly, in a secret manner: privately: unknown to others: inwardly.—n. Sē′cretness, the state of being secret.—Secret service, a department of government service.—Open secret, a secret which all may inquire into. [Fr.,—L. secretus—secernĕre, secretum—se-, apart, cernĕre, to separate.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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secret
He has been let into the secret: he has been cheated at gaming or horse-racing. He or she is in the grand secret, i.e. dead.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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secret
He that revealeth his secret maketh himself a slave.
Wikipedia 
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A secret is a piece of information that one person or a group of people know, and do not want others (either everyone, or certain people) to know.
There are many reasons for keeping secrets. Some secrets are good (ones that should be kept secret), others are bad (ones that ought not to be kept secret). Some things will only be kept secret until a certain time. Other things may be kept secret forever.
Sometimes things might be kept secret from someone because it is believed that it would upset them to know.
Some things need to be kept secret for security reasons. If a person has a bank account they must keep their PIN number secret. No one else should know it.
In businesses a lot of information is kept secret. This is usually called confidential. Things that are talked about at meetings are sometimes confidential. People who were at the meeting should not go telling everyone else what was discussed.
Part of speech
🔤- secret, noun, singular of secrets.
- secret, adjective.
