Secret
Secret , adjective
[French secret (compare Sp. & Portuguese secreto, Italian secreto, segreto), from Latin secretus, past participle of secernere to put apart, to separate. See Certain, and compare Secrete, Secern.]
1.
Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret vow. — Shakespeare
The secret things belong unto the Lord our God; but those things which are revealed belong unto us.
2.
Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
There, secret in her sapphire cell,
He with the Nais wont to dwell.
3.
Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive. [Rare]
Secret Romans, that have spoke the word,
And will not palter.
4.
Separate; distinct. [Obsolete]
They suppose two other divine hypostases superior thereunto, which were perfectly secret from matter.
Secret , noun
[French secret (compare Pr. secret, Sp. & Portuguese secreto, Italian secreto, segreto), from Latin 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 own secrets is often folly; to communicate those of others is treachery.
2.
A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a mystery.
All secrets of the deep, all nature's works.
3.
The parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed; the genital organs.
Bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Collocations (1)
In secret , in a private place; in privacy or secrecy; in a state or place not seen; privately.
Secret , transitive verb
To keep secret. [Obsolete] — Bacon