Hypertext Webster Gateway: "secret"
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) 1.7 (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}]
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