Definitions
not openly made known
Word origin
The noun is from Middle English secret, from Latin sēcrētum. Doublet of secretum. Displaced Old English dēagolnes (“a secret”).
Used in a sentence
“"Can you keep a secret?" "Yes." "So can I."”
“To tell our own secrets is generally folly, but that folly is without guilt; to communicate those with which we are intrusted is always treachery”
“Well, mistress, I am sorry this is a matter I cannot aid you in—it goes against my conscience, and it is an affair above my condition, and beyond my management;—but I will keep your secret.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Hidden fact”6 letters
02“Not widely known”6 letters
03“Something kept hidden”6 letters
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