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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Secret \Se"cret\, a. [F. secret (cf. Sp. & Pg. secreto, It.
     secreto, segreto), fr. L. secretus, p. p. of secernere to put
     apart, to separate. See Certain, and cf. Secrete,
     Secern.]
     1. Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a
        secret vow. --Shak.
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              The secret things belong unto the Lord our God; but
              those things which are revealed belong unto us.
                                                    --Deut. xxix.
                                                    29.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in
        retirement or secrecy; secluded.
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              There, secret in her sapphire cell,
              He with the Na["i]s wont to dwell.    --Fenton.
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     3. Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray
        confidence; secretive. [R.]
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              Secret Romans, that have spoke the word,
              And will not palter.                  --Shak.
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     4. Separate; distinct. [Obs.]
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              They suppose two other divine hypostases superior
              thereunto, which were perfectly secret from matter.
                                                    --Cudworth.
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     Syn: Hidden; concealed; secluded; retired; unseen; unknown;
          private; obscure; recondite; latent; covert;
          clandestine; privy. See Hidden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Secret \Se"cret\, n. [F. secret (cf. Pr. secret, Sp. & Pg.
     secreto, It. secreto, segreto), from L. secretum. See
     Secret, a.]
     1. Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general
        knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To tell our own secrets is often folly; to
              communicate those of others is treachery. --Rambler.
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     2. A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a
        mystery.
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              All secrets of the deep, all nature's works.
                                                    --Milton.
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     3. pl. The parts which modesty and propriety require to be
        concealed; the genital organs.
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     In secret, in a private place; in privacy or secrecy; in a
        state or place not seen; privately.
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              Bread eaten in secret is pleasant.    --Prov. ix.
                                                    17.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Secret \Se"cret\, v. t.
     To keep secret. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  classified \classified\ adj.
     1. arranged into classes or categories; as, unclassified.
  
     Syn: categorized.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
  
     2. assigned to a class of documents withheld from general
        circulation; -- of information or documents. Opposite of
        unclassified.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: eyes-only; confidential;
           restricted; secret; sensitive; top-secret]
           [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Secret \Se"cret\, n. [F. secret (cf. Pr. secret, Sp. & Pg.
     secreto, It. secreto, segreto), from L. secretum. See
     Secret, a.]
     1. Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general
        knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed.
  
              To tell our secrets is often folly; to communicate
              those of others is treachery.         --Rambler.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Secret \Se"cret\, a. [F. secret (cf. Sp.& Pg. secreto, It.
     secreto, segreto), fr. L. secretus, p. p. of secrernere to
     put apart, to separate. See Certain, and cf. Secrete,
     Secern.]
     1. Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a
        secret vow. --Shak.
  
              The secret things belong unto the Lord our God; but
              those things which are revealed belong unto us.
                                                    --Deut. xxix.
                                                    29.
  
     2. Withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement
        or secrecy; secluded.
  
              There, secret in her sapphire cell, He with the
              Na["i]s wont to dwell.                --Fenton.
  
     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.                           --Shak.
  
     4. Separate; distinct. [Obs.]
  
              They suppose two other divine hypostases superior
              thereunto, which were perfectly secret from matter.
                                                    --Cudworth.
  
     Syn: Hidden; concealed; secluded; retired; unseen; unknown;
          private; obscure; recondite; latent; covert;
          clandestine; privy. See Hidden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Secret \Se"cret\, v. t.
     To keep secret. [Obs.] --Bacon.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  secret
       adj 1: not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret
              formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks"
       2: 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"
          [syn: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a),
           hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet(p), surreptitious,
           undercover, underground]
       3: not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride"
          [syn: unavowed]
       4: communicated covertly; "their a secret signal was a wink";
          "secret messages"
       5: not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts" [syn: private]
       6: 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" [syn: hidden]
       7: hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and
          think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"
          [syn: privy, secluded]
       8: (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "closet
          information"; "this arrangement must be kept
          confidential"; "their secret communications" [syn: closet(a),
           confidential]
       9: indulging only covertly; "a closet alcoholic"; "closet
          liberals" [syn: closet(a)]
       10: 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"
           [syn: mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, orphic]
       11: the next to highest level of official classification for
           documents
       n 1: 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"
       2: information known only to a special group; "the secret of
          Cajun cooking" [syn: arcanum]
       3: something that baffles understanding and cannot be
          explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one
          of nature's secrets" [syn: mystery, enigma, closed
          book]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  secret
     Γαλλικά a.
     μυστικός, απόρρητος
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 το μυστικό
     2 η μυστικότητα
     3 διάλυμα νιτρικού υδράργυρου

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  secret
     Catalan a.
     #Adjective
     Catalan n.
     #Noun
     French a.
     #Adjective
     French n.
     1 #Noun
     2 secrecy
     Romanian a.
     (l en secret), hidden
     Romanian n.
     (l en secret)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  secret
     a.
     1 Being or kept hidden. (from late 14th c.)
     2 (lb en obsolete) Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in
  retirement or secrecy; secluded.
     alt.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make or keep secret. (from late 16th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To hide secretly.
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended
  to be kept hidden. (from late 14th c.)
     2 The key or principle by which something is made clear; the knack.
     3 Something not understood or known.
     4 (lb en uncountable) private seclusion.
     5 (lb en archaic in the plural) The genital organs.
     6 (lb en historical) A form of steel skullcap.
     7 (senseid en prayer) (lb en Christianity often in the plural) Any
  prayer spoken inaudibly and not aloud; especially, one of the prayers in
  the (w: Tridentine Mass), immediately following the "orate,
  fratres", said inaudibly by the celebrant.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make or keep secret. (from late 16th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To hide secretly.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  secret
     Catalan a.
     #Adjective
     Catalan n.
     #Noun
     French a.
     #Adjective
     French n.
     1 #Noun
     2 secrecy
     Romanian a.
     (l en secret), hidden
     Romanian n.
     (l en secret)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  secret
     Catalan a.
     #Adjective
     Catalan n.
     #Noun
     French a.
     #Adjective
     French n.
     1 #Noun
     2 secrecy

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  secret
     Ranska a.
     salainen, salata, arvoituksellinen
     Ranska n.
     salaisuus
     Romania a.
     salainen
     Romania n.
     salaisuus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  secret
     Franska a.
     1 hemlig
     2 hemlighetsfull
     Franska n.
     hemlighet

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  secret /sˈiːkɹɪt/
  geheim

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Secret /sˈiːkɹɪt/
  السرّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  secret //ˈsiːkɹət// //ˈsiːkɹɛt// //ˈsiːkɹɪt// 
  секре́тен, та́ен
  being or kept hidden.

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  secret //ˈsiːkɹət// //ˈsiːkɹɛt// //ˈsiːkɹɪt// 
  секре́т, та́йна
  knowledge that is hidden