秘密 — meaning in English
himitsu
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English meaning
- clandestine adj Kept secret, especially because the activity is improper or illicit.
- confidence noun A feeling of self-assurance and belief in your own abilities.
- dark adj Having little or no light.
- hidden adjective Kept out of sight; not easily noticed or found.
- secrecy noun The practice of keeping something hidden or known only to a few people.
- secret noun Something kept hidden or known only to a select few.
- secrete verb Of a gland, cell, or plant, to produce and release a substance.
- underground adjective Located beneath the surface of the ground.
Senses
秘密 is used for these senses in English:
- clandestine Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.
- confidence Information held in secret; a piece of information shared but to thence be kept in secret.
- hidden Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent.
- secrecy Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
- secret Being or kept hidden. [from late 14th c.]
- secret (countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden. [from late 14th c.]
- secrete (transitive) To conceal.
- underground (figurative) Hidden, furtive, secretive.
confidence — full definition
- noun A feeling of self-assurance and belief in your own abilities.
- noun A firm trust or belief that something is true or will happen.
- noun Information shared privately, on the understanding it will be kept secret.