HyperDic: secret

English > 14 senses of the word *secret*:
ADJECTIVE	all	secret	not open or public
	all	secret, clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, surreptitious, undercover, underground	conducted with or marked by hidden / hidden aims or methods
	all	secret, unavowed	not openly made known
	all	secret	communicated covertly
	all	secret, private	not expressed
	all	secret, hidden	designed to elude detection
	all	secret, privy, secluded	hidden / hidden from general view or use
	all	secret, confidential	(of information) given in confidence or in secret
	all	secret	indulging only covertly
	all	secret, mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, orphic	having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence
	all	secret	the next to highest level of official classification for documents
NOUN	communication	secret	something that should remain hidden / hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
	communication	secret, arcanum	information known only to a special group
	cognition	secret, mystery, enigma, closed book	something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

secret > pronunciation
Sounds	siy'kraht; siy'kriht
Rhymes	abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...
Rhymes	acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht...

English > *secret*: 14 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	not open or public; kept private or not revealed.
Examples	"a secret formula" "secret ingredients" "secret talks"
Broader	concealed	hidden on any grounds for any motive
Spanish	secreto
Catalan	secret

English > *secret*: 14 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Conducted with or marked by hidden / hidden aims or methods.
Examples	"secret missions" "a secret agent" "secret sales of arms"
Synonyms	clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, surreptitious, undercover, underground
Broader	covert	Secret or hidden / hidden
Spanish	clandestina, clandestino, encubierto, escondido, oculto, secreto
Catalan	amagat, clandestí, encobert, ocult, secret

English > *secret*: 14 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	not openly made known.
Examples	"a secret marriage" "a secret bride"
Synonym	unavowed
Broader	unacknowledged	not recognized or admitted
Spanish	secreto
Catalan	secret

English > *secret*: 14 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	Communicated covertly.
Examples	"their secret signal was a wink" "secret messages"
Broader	covert	Secret or hidden / hidden

English > *secret*: 14 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	not expressed.
Example	"secret (or private) thoughts"
Synonym	private
Broader	inward	relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
Catalan	secret
Adverbs	secretly	not openly

English > *secret*: 14 senses > adjective 6
Meaning	designed to elude detection.
Examples	"a secret passage" "the secret compartment in the desk"
Synonym	hidden
Broader	concealed	hidden on any grounds for any motive
Spanish	oculto, secreto
Catalan	secret

English > *secret*: 14 senses > adjective 7
Meaning	hidden / hidden from general view or use.
Example	"a secret garden"
Synonyms	privy, secluded
Broader	private	Confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

English > *secret*: 14 senses > adjective 8
Meaning	(of information) given in confidence or in secret.
Example	"their secret communications"
Synonym	confidential
Broader	private	Confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
Spanish	confidencial, interno, privado, secreto
Catalan	confidencial, intern, privat, secret

English > *secret*: 14 senses > adjective 9
Meaning	indulging only covertly.
Example	"a secret alcoholic"
Broader	covert	Secret or hidden / hidden
Spanish	encubierto

English > *secret*: 14 senses > adjective 10
Meaning	Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding.
Example	"the secret learning of the ancients"
Synonyms	mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, orphic
Broader	esoteric	Confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
Spanish	misterioso, místico
Catalan	misteriós

English > *secret*: 14 senses > adjective 11
Meaning	The next to highest level of official classification for documents.
Broader	classified	official classification of information or documents
Spanish	secreto
Catalan	secret

English > *secret*: 14 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	Something that should remain hidden / hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on).
Examples	"the combination to the safe was a secret" "he tried to keep his drinking a secret"
Narrower	confidence	A secret that is confided or entrusted to another
	open secret	Something that is supposed to be secret but is generally known
	trade secret	A secret (method or device or formula) that gives a manufacturer / manufacturer an advantage over the competition
Broader	information, info	A message received and understood
Spanish	secreto
Catalan	secret

English > *secret*: 14 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning	Information known only to a special group.
Example	"the secret of Cajun cooking"
Synonym	arcanum
Narrower	cabala, cabbala, cabbalah, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, qabala, qabalah	An esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret
	esoterica	Secrets known only to an initiated minority
	password, watchword, word, parole, countersign	A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
Broader	information, info	A message received and understood
Spanish	arcano, secreto
Catalan	arcà, secret

English > *secret*: 14 senses > noun 3, cognition
Meaning	Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained.
Example	"it remains one of nature's secrets"
Synonyms	mystery, enigma, closed book
Broader	perplexity	Trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
Spanish	enigma, misterio
Catalan	enigma, misteri

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