Definición y significado de secret

secret (adj.)

1.secret and sly or sordid"backstairs gossip" "his low backstairs cunning" - A.L.Guerard"backstairs intimacies" "furtive behavior"

2.not openly expressed"a sneaking suspicion"

3.not openly made known"a secret marriage" "a secret bride"

4.the next to highest level of official classification for documents

5.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"

6.not expressed"secret (or private) thoughts"

7.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 mobil..."

8.indulging only covertly"a secret alcoholic"

9.communicated covertly"their secret signal was a wink" "secret messages"

10.(of information) given in confidence or in secret"this arrangement must be kept confidential" "their secret communications"

11.hidden from general view or use"a privy place to rest and think" "a secluded romantic spot" "a secret garden"

12.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"

13.not open or public; kept private or not revealed"a secret formula" "secret ingredients" "secret talks"

secret (n.)

1.something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained"how it got out is a mystery" "it remains one of nature's secrets"

2.information known only to a special group"the secret of Cajun cooking"

3.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"