secret - Meaning in Telugu

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secret - Meaning in Telugu

secret Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of secret in English

secret adjective

1. not openly made known

   Synonyms

   unavowed

   Examples

   • "a secret bride"
   • "a secret marriage"
2. the next to highest level of official classification for documents
3. having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

   Synonyms

   mysterious, mystic, mystic, mystical, occult, orphic, orphic

   Examples

   • "mysterious symbols"
   • "occult lore"
   • "the mystical style of Blake"
   • "the secret learning of the ancients"
4. not expressed

   Synonyms

   private

   Example

   • "secret (or private) thoughts"
5. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

   Synonyms

   clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, surreptitious, undercover, underground

   Examples

   • "a secret agent"
   • "an undercover investigation"
   • "clandestine intelligence operations"
   • "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"
   • "hole-and-corner intrigue"
   • "secret missions"
   • "secret sales of arms"
   • "surreptitious mobilization of troops"
   • "underground resistance"
6. indulging only covertly

   Example

   • "a secret alcoholic"
7. communicated covertly

   Examples

   • "secret messages"
   • "their secret signal was a wink"
8. (of information) given in confidence or in secret

   Synonyms

   confidential

   Examples

   • "their secret communications"
   • "this arrangement must be kept confidential"
9. hidden from general view or use

   Synonyms

   privy, secluded

   Examples

   • "a privy place to rest and think"
   • "a secluded romantic spot"
   • "a secret garden"
10. designed to elude detection

    Synonyms

    hidden

    Examples

    • "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"
    • "a secret passage"
    • "the secret compartment in the desk"
11. not open or public; kept private or not revealed

    Examples

    • "a secret formula"
    • "secret ingredients"
    • "secret talks"

secret noun

1. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

   Synonyms

   closed book, enigma, mystery

   Examples

   • "how it got out is a mystery"
   • "it remains one of nature's secrets"
2. information known only to a special group

   Synonyms

   arcanum, arcanum

   Example

   • "the secret of Cajun cooking"
3. something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)

   Examples

   • "he tried to keep his drinking a secret"
   • "the combination to the safe was a secret"

Synonyms of secret

• closed book, enigma, mystery
• arcanum
• unavowed
• mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, orphic
• private
• clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, surreptitious, undercover, underground
• confidential
• privy, secluded
• hidden

Description

Secrecy 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.

Also see "Secrecy" on Wikipedia

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