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adjective

Secret adj.

1.

Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret vow. "The secret things belong unto the Lord our God; but those things which are revealed belong unto us."

2.

Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded. "There, secret in her sapphire cell, He with the Nais wont to dwell."

3.

Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive. (R.) "Secret Romans, that have spoke the word, And will not palter."

4.

Separate; distinct. (Obs.) "They suppose two other divine hypostases superior thereunto, which were perfectly secret from matter."

Synonyms: Hidden; concealed; secluded; retired; unseen; unknown; private; obscure; recondite; latent; covert; clandestine; privy. See Hidden.

noun

Secret n.

1.

Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed. "To tell our own secrets is often folly; to communicate those of others is treachery."

2.

A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a mystery. "All secrets of the deep, all nature's works."

3.

pl. The parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed; the genital organs.

In secret, in a private place; in privacy or secrecy; in a state or place not seen; privately. "Bread eaten in secret is pleasant."

verb

Secret v. t. To keep secret. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Secret'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Secret" Quotes from Famous Books

... I did now about Miss Hampton being Miss Buckner—or Mrs. Armstrong—and related to these Davises made me want to get away from there. Fur that secret made me feel kind of sneaking, like I wasn't being frank and open with them. Yet if I had of told 'em I would of felt sneakinger yet fur giving Miss Hampton away. I never got into a mix up that-a-way betwixt my conscience and my duty but what it made me feel awful uncomfortable. So I guessed ...

— Danny's Own Story • Don Marquis

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— The Winning of the West, Volume Two - From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 • Theodore Roosevelt

... "I'll tell you a secret," he murmured; "this fellow is a great chief in his own country, but he doesn't want anyone to know it. He's coming here to learn a little of our ways, and he's particularly interested in English women, so be ...

— The Odds - And Other Stories • Ethel M. Dell

... her own men which were laid in out-chambers, and Sir Henry Benifield's soldiers appointed in their rooms to give attendance on her person. Whereat she being marvellously dismayed, thinking verily some secret mischief to be a-working towards her, called her gentleman-usher, and desired him with the rest of his company to pray for her. 'For this night,' quoth she, 'I think to die.' Wherewith, he being stricken ...

— Studies from Court and Cloister • J.M. Stone

... National Assembly were held; although only 75 of 150 members of the Transitional National Assembly were elected, the constitution stipulates that once past the transition stage, all members of the National Assembly will be elected by secret ballot of all eligible voters; National Assembly elections scheduled for December 2001 were ...

— The 2004 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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