English dictionary
secret
adjectivePronunciation
ˈsiːkɹɪt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- not openly made known
adjective
- the next to highest level of official classification for documents
adjective
- having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
adjective
- not expressed
adjective
- conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
adjective
- indulging only covertly
adjective
- communicated covertly
adjective
- (of information) given in confidence or in secret
adjective
- hidden from general view or use
adjective
- designed to elude detection
adjective
- not open or public; kept private or not revealed
noun
- something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
noun
- information known only to a special group
noun
- something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
Example sentences
a secret marriage
a secret bride
mysterious symbols
the mystical style of Blake
occult lore
the secret learning of the ancients
secret (or private) thoughts
clandestine intelligence operations
cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
hole-and-corner intrigue
secret missions
a secret agent
a secret alcoholic
their secret signal was a wink
secret messages
this arrangement must be kept confidential
their secret communications
a privy place to rest and think
a secluded romantic spot
a secret garden
a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole
a secret passage
the secret compartment in the desk
a secret formula
secret ingredients
secret talks
how it got out is a mystery
it remains one of nature's secrets
the secret of Cajun cooking
the combination to the safe was a secret
he tried to keep his drinking a secret