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secret.

A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsiː.kɹɪt//ˈsiː.kɹət//ˈsiː.kɹɛt/obsolete

  1. A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.

    countable
    "Can you keep a secret?" "Yes." "So can I."

  2. The key or principle by which something is made clear; the knack.

    countable · uncountable
    The secret to a long-lasting marriage is compromise.

  3. Something not understood or known.

    countable · uncountable

  4. Private seclusion.

    uncountable
    The work was done in secret, so that nobody could object.

  5. The genital organs.

    archaic · countable · in-plural · uncountable

  6. A form of steel skullcap.

    countable · historical · uncountable

  7. Any prayer spoken inaudibly and not aloud; especially, one of the prayers in the Tridentine Mass, immediately following the "orate, fratres", said inaudibly by the celebrant.

    countable · in-plural · often · uncountable
Where this word comes from

The noun is from Middle English secret, from Latin sēcrētum. Doublet of secretum. Displaced Old English dēagolnes (“a secret”). The verb is from the noun.

verb/ˈsiː.kɹɪt//ˈsiː.kɹət//ˈsiː.kɹɛt/obsolete

  1. To make or keep secret.

    rare · transitive

  2. To hide secretly.

    rare · transitive
Where this word comes from

The noun is from Middle English secret, from Latin sēcrētum. Doublet of secretum. Displaced Old English dēagolnes (“a secret”). The verb is from the noun.

adj/ˈsiː.kɹɪt//ˈsiː.kɹət//ˈsiː.kɹɛt/obsolete

  1. Being or kept hidden.

    We went down a secret passage.

  2. Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.

    obsolete

  3. Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive, separate, apart.

    obsolete

  4. Separate; distinct.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English secrette, from Old French secret, from Latin sēcrētus (“separated, hidden”), from ptp of sēcernō (“separate, to set aside, sunder out”), from cernō, from Proto-Indo-European *krey-. Displaced Old English dēagol (“secret”).

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