secret – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
secret
n.
information that is confidential or classified; mystery, unexplained phenomenon; method or procedure that is known only by a select group of people
adj.
classified, confidential; clandestine, covert; hidden, latent
Secrecy
Secrecy (also called clandestinity or furtiveness) is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret.
Secret (disambiguation)
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secret is information kept hidden.
secret
Noun
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"
(hypernym) information, info
(hyponym) confidence
2. information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking"
(synonym) arcanum
(hypernym) information, info
(hyponym) esoterica
3. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
(synonym) mystery, enigma, closed book
(hypernym) perplexity
Adjective
1. not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks"
(similar) concealed
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"
(synonym) clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet(p), surreptitious, undercover, underground
(similar) covert
3. not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride"
(synonym) unavowed
(similar) unacknowledged
4. communicated covertly; "their a secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages"
(similar) covert
5. not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts"
(synonym) private
(similar) inward
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"
(synonym) hidden
(similar) concealed
7. hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"
(synonym) privy, secluded
(similar) private
8. (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "closet information"; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications"
(synonym) closet(a), confidential
(similar) private
9. indulging only covertly; "a closet alcoholic"; "closet liberals"
(synonym) closet(a)
(similar) covert
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"
(synonym) mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, orphic
(similar) esoteric
11. the next to highest level of official classification for documents
(similar) classified
secret
adj.
secret, inner, close; low key, off the record; hidden, covert; cryptic, esoteric, ulterior; undercover, clandestine
secret
nm.
secret, mystery; secrecy, confidentiality, privacy; stealthiness
secret
n.
tajemství; potají; v tajnosti
příd.jm.
tajný; skrytý
