Idioms for secret
in secret,
unknown to others; in private; secretly: A resistance movement was already being organized in secret.
Origin of secret
1350–1400; Middle English
secrette < Old French
secret < Latin
sēcrētus hidden, orig. past participle of
sēcernere to
secern
SYNONYMS FOR secret
3
secretive.
OTHER WORDS FROM secret
Words nearby secret
secondly,
secondment,
secondo,
secos,
secrecy,
secret,
secret agent,
secret ballot,
secret history,
secret partner,
secret police
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British Dictionary definitions for secret
secret
/ (ˈsiːkrɪt) /
adjective
noun
Derived forms of secret
secretly, adverbWord Origin for secret
C14: via Old French from Latin
sēcrētus concealed, from
sēcernere to sift; see
secern
Idioms and Phrases with secret
secret
see in secret; open secret.