0 a piece of information that is only known by one person or a few people and should not be told to others:
Why did you have to go and tell Bob about my illness? You just can't keep a secret, can you?
There's no secret (= everyone knows) about his homosexuality.
She makes no secret of (= makes very clear) her dislike of her father.
That restaurant is one of the best-kept secrets in Rome.
the secrets of the universe
So what's the secret of being a good cook?
1 If something is secret, other people are not allowed to know about it:
The president escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building.
We ought to keep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being.
This is top (= extremely) secret information.
Do you think we'll manage to keep the surprise party secret from Mum until her birthday?
a secret drinker
a secret admirer
2 a piece of information that is not generally known or is not known by someone else and should not be told to others:
3 known, done, or kept without others knowing:
secret information
4 if something is secret, only particular people are allowed to know about it:
5 an important piece of information that only a few people know and that should not be told to anyone else:
The ingredients of the drink are a closely-guarded secret.
It's a secret, so don't give the game away, will you?
A secret report incriminating the company was leaked last week.
Shall I let you in on a little secret?
A secret buyer is understood to have paid £1 million for the three pictures .
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