secret, n.
(secrets)
freq. cnt. 9
(secrets)
freq. cnt. 9
something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9
secret
sample sentences
"the combination to the safe was a secret""he tried to keep his drinking a secret"
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 1
closed book enigma mystery secret
sample sentences
"how it got out is a mystery""it remains one of nature's secrets"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
information known only to a special group
<noun.communication>
arcanum secret
sample sentences
"the secret of Cajun cooking"
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym