secret
A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
Noun 4 meanings
A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
“"Can you keep a secret?" "Yes." "So can I."”
The key or principle by which something is made clear; the knack.
“The secret to a long-lasting marriage is compromise.”
Something not understood or known.
Private seclusion.
“The work was done in secret, so that nobody could object.”
Adjective 1 meaning
Being or kept hidden.
“We went down a secret passage.”
Etymology
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.
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SECRET at a glance
SECRET has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (S 1 + E 1 + C 3 + R 1 + E 1 + T 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,245 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with secret
All rhymes- REGRET7
- INTERPRET11
- TURRET6
- FRET7
- CABARET11
- FERRET9
- BERET7
- GARRET7
- CLARET8
- MISINTERPRET16
- BARRET8
- MINARET9
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