secret

/sˈikɹət/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

not open or public; kept private or not revealed
“a secret formula”
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
“clandestine intelligence operations”
not openly made known
“a secret marriage”
communicated covertly
“their secret signal was a wink”
not expressed
“secret (or private) thoughts”
designed to elude detection
“a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole”
hidden from general view or use
“a privy place to rest and think”
(of information) given in confidence or in secret
“this arrangement must be kept confidential”
indulging only covertly
“a secret alcoholic”
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
“mysterious symbols”
the next to highest level of official classification for documents

noun

something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
“the combination to the safe was a secret”
information known only to a special group
“the secret of Cajun cooking”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
“how it got out is a mystery”

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