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secrets

Syllables: se·crets/ˈsiː.kɹɪts/

secrets is the plural of secret.

secrets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of secret.

Meaning of secret

Noun

secret (countable and uncountable, plural secrets)

  1. (countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
    • "Can you keep a secret?" "Yes." "So can I."
  2. The key or principle by which something is made clear; the knack.
    • The secret to a long-lasting marriage is compromise.
  3. Something not understood or known.
    • Thou knewſt by name, and all th' ethereal powers, / All ſecrets of the deep, all Natures works,1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
  4. (uncountable) Private seclusion.
    • The work was done in secret, so that nobody could object.
  5. (archaic, in plural) The genital organs.
  6. (historical) A form of steel skullcap.

See all 13 meanings of secret

Phrases with secrets

Questions about secrets

What is secrets the plural of?
Secrets is the plural of secret.
How do you pronounce secrets?
Secrets is pronounced /ˈsiː.kɹɪts/.

Words near secrets in the dictionary

  1. secretory
  2. secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor
  3. secretory leukocyte protease inhibitors
  4. secretosome
  5. secretosomes
  6. secrets
  7. secrets of Polichinelle
  8. secrette
  9. secretted
  10. secretting
  11. secretum

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