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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

  1. noun A feeling of self-assurance and belief in your own abilities.
  2. noun A firm trust or belief that something is true or will happen.
  3. noun Information shared privately, on the understanding it will be kept secret.

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