secret

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Antonyms 1.2.1.3 Derived terms 1.2.1.4 Related terms 1.2.1.5 Translations 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Pronunciation 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.3 Usage notes 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 2.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsiːkɹət/
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• Hyphenation: se‧cret

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin secretum.

[edit] Adjective

secret (comparative more secret, superlative most secret)

1. Being or kept hidden.

   We went down a secret passage.

[edit] Synonyms

• private
• confidential
• concealed

[edit] Antonyms

• overt

[edit] Derived terms

• secret admirer
• secret agent
• secret ballot
• secret code
• secret partner
• secret police
• secret/sacred
• secret Santa
• secret service
• secret society
• secret writing
• secretive
• secretly
• secretness
• unsecret

[edit] Related terms

• secrete
• secretion

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

secret (plural secrets)

1. Knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.

   Can you keep a secret? So can I.

[edit] Derived terms

• family secret
• keep secret
• in secret
• open secret
• Oxford secret
• secretist
• top secret
• trade secret
• Victoria's Secret

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

Back-formation from reading secreted as secret + -ed instead of secrete + -ed by influence of the above senses of secret.

[edit] Pronunciation

• /ˈsikrət/

[edit] Verb

to secret (third-person singular simple present secrets, present participle secreting, simple past and past participle secreted)

1. To secrete (to hide away).

[edit] Usage notes

This word is not in standard or formal usage, where secrete is used instead.

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[edit] French

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[edit] Adjective

secret m. (f. secrète, m. plural secrets, f. plural secrètes)

1. secret

[edit] Noun

secret m. (plural secrets)

1. secret