SECRET    祕密密

VOLUNTARILY:deliberately CONCEALED FROM OTHERS OR from PERSONS OUTSIDE a certain GROUP.
CONFIDENTIALTOP SECRETCLASSIFIEDUNDISCLOSEDUNKNOWNPRIVATEUNDER WRAPSINFORMAL HUSH-HUSHFORMAL SUB ROSA. ANTONYM PUBLICKNOWNCLANDESTINECOVERTUNDERCOVERUNDERGROUNDSURREPTITIOUSSTEALTHYFURTIVECLOAK-AND-DAGGERHOLE-AND-CORNERCLOSETINFORMAL HUSH-HUSH
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for something being kept secret from the general public, but it remaining accessible to an inner circle, is mì 密 (ant. míng 明 "openly, for everyone to see"). 2. Yǐn 隱 (ant. xiǎn 顯 "manifestly, demonstratively") refers primarily to hiding something or being hidden from everyone except the person who is hiding it. 3. Yīn 陰 (ant. míng 明 "openly, for everyone to see") refers to covert actions hidden from a certain person group. 4. Tōu 偷 (ant. zhèng 正 "regularly and openly") refers to unreglemented inappropriate secrecy. 5. Sī 私 (ant. gōng 公 "openly") focusses on the aspect of discreetness in secrecy. 6. Jiàn 間 (ant. zhèng 正 "straightforwardly") refers to the secretiveness of secret agents in espionage and the like. 7. Wēi 微 (ant. zhí 直 "straightforwardly") typically refers to secrecy achieved through indirectness or subtlety in the form of communication. 8. Àn 暗 / 闇 (ant. míng 明 "openly, for everyone to see") gains its nuance from the original meaning of darkness and focusses on the shadiness of secretive action.
Modern Chinese Criteria
暗暗 / 偷偷 奧秘 / 奧妙 秘密 機密 絕密 機要 隱秘 神秘 詭秘 地下 潛在 背眼 私房 體己 心腹 曖昧 暗昧 秘 私 密 黑 陰 見不得人 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • PRIVATE　SECRET IN-RELATION-TO ALL OFFICIALS AND PERRSONAL. (anc: 10/0, child: 0)
Antonym
  • PUBLICOUTSIDE the HOME, AND what CAN be KNOWN by OR SHOWN to MANY.
See also
  • PROFOUNDOBSCURE BUT INTENSELY INTERESTING.
Hypernym
  • CONCEAL　CAUSE TO BECOME OBSCURE:invisible. (anc: 8/0, child: 3)
  • OBSCURE　DARK so as to be DIFFICULT to SEE, DIFFICULT to UNDERSTAND OR STRANGE to THINK of. (anc: 7/0, child: 4)
  • DARK　COLOUR LACKING BRIGHTNESS. (anc: 6/0, child: 1)
  • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 1137

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 17.36

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    SECRET

    arcanus refers to things that are naturally secret and of which one typically stands in awe, and which should not therefore be openly divulged.

    mysterium refers to elevated religious secrets that are not publicly divulged.

    secretum is the ordinary general term referring to anything that is deliberately hidden away and made inaccessible to outsiders because of some fear.

    SECRET

    clam refers to the deliberate act of keeping abstract things hidden, as opposed to public, palam.

    occulte is the deliberate act of keeping something hidden from physical view, as opposed to visibly, aperte.

  • “荀子”單音節形容詞同義關係研究 ( HUANG XIAODONG 2003) p. 214

  • “荀子”單音節形容詞同義關係研究 ( HUANG XIAODONG 2003) p. 67

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 314

  • 跟我學同義詞 ( CAI SHAOWEI 2010) p. 16

  • 跟我學同義詞 ( CAI SHAOWEI 2010) p. 20

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 579

    • Words (26 items)

    陰  yīn OC: qrɯm MC: ʔim 31 Attributions

    Yīn 陰 (ant. míng 明 "openly, for everyone to see") refers to covert actions hidden from a certain person group.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 陽/SHOW
    • Epithet: 謀/PLOT
    • Synon: 暗/SECRET Àn 暗/闇 (ant. míng 明 "openly, for everyone to see") gains its nuance from the original meaning of darkness and focusses on the shadiness of secretive action.
    • Synon: 伏/SECRET

      Syntactic words
    • nabactsecret methods
    • vadNhidden, secret and unknown to a person or group who would be interested to know
    • vadVsecretly; in an indirect way; in hidden ways
    • viactact secretly without the knowledge of a person who would be interested to know
    偷  tōu OC: lʰoo MC: thu 25 Attributions

    Tōu 偷 (ant. zhèng 正 "regularly and openly") refers to unreglemented inappropriate secrecy.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVfurtively, in an unreglemented and irresponsible secretive way, secretly, unofficially；using underhand methods; in ways that do not tolerate the light of day
    • vi(of actions) be secretive, be hidden, be non-public
    • viactengage in secretive unreglemented action, engage in fraudulent underhand action
    • vtoNdeal secretly and irresponsibly as well as fraudulently with
    竊  qiè OC: tsheed MC: tshet 21 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVfurtively, secretly; surreptitiously; quietly without making an overt show of it
    • vtoNcausativecause to be secret> keep secretCH
    祕  mì OC: priɡs MC: pi
    祕  mì OC: mprigs MC: pi
    密  mì OC: mbriɡ MC: mit 15 Attributions

    The current general word for something being kept secret from the general public, but it remaining accessible to an inner circle, is mì 密 (ant. míng 明 "openly, for everyone to see").

      Syntactic words
    • nabmentaloccasionally secretiveness; strenuously kept secrecy from the general public
    • vadNsecret, being strenuously kept secret from all outsiders
    • vadVsecretely
    • vi.redbe secretive; make secret plans
    • vtoNpassivebe kept secret
    私  sī OC: sil MC: si 11 Attributions

    Sī 私 (ant. gōng 公 "openly") focusses on the aspect of discreetness in secrecy.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNnon-public and secret
    • vadVin one's own private interest, and secretly; non-publicly and secretly
    • vt+prep+Nmake secret/informal contact with (???)
    微  wēi OC: mɯl MC: mɨi 10 Attributions

    Wēi 微 (ant. zhí 直 "straightforwardly") typically refers to secrecy achieved through indirectness or subtlety in the form of communication.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactsecret practices (SHUOWEN)
    • vadNhidden subtle
    • vadVindirectly, covertly, without being discovered; secretly
    • vibe secret, covert > be not easily accessible
    潛  qián OC: sɡam MC: dziɛm 9 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 行/WALK The current general word for walking is xíng 行(ant. zhǐ 止 "stay put").
    • Assoc: 藏 / 藏臧/CONCEAL Cáng 藏 (ant. xiàn 見) adds to the notion of hiding that of safe keeping and collecting for use.xxx

      Syntactic words
    • vadNhidden, secret
    • vadVcovertly> furtively; in a hidden way, non-overtly
    • vtt(oN1.)+N2causativekeep the contextually determinate N1 secret from N2
    闇  àn OC: qɯɯms MC: ʔəm 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • v[adN]secret and illicit deedsCH
    • vadVsecretly
    隱  yǐn OC: qɯnʔ MC: ʔɨn 4 Attributions

    Yǐn 隱 (ant. xiǎn 顯 "manifestly, demonstratively") refers primarily to being hidden from everyone except the person who is hiding it.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNconfidential; secret
    • vadVconfidentially, secretly
    • vibe hidden
    • vtoNcausativecause to be hidden> to obscure, to hide, conceal
    翳  yì OC: qees MC: ʔei 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • narcher's disguise
    • vadVsecretly; without anyone knowing about it
    • vi.redbe secretive and hiddenCH
    • viactbe secretive
    幽  yōu OC: qriw MC: ʔi̯u 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nsubjectwhat is hidden or secret; unseen secret places
    • vadVsecretly
    幽閒  yōu xián MC: -- -- OC: qriw -- 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNsecluded, secretLZ
    • VPibe secludedLZ
    周密  zhōu mì OC: tjɯw mbriɡ MC: tɕɨu mit 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe secretive; be altogether secret
    間  jiàn OC: kreens MC: kɣɛn
    閒  jiàn OC: kreens MC: kɣɛn 2 Attributions

    Jiàn 間 (ant. zhèng 正 "straightforwardly") refers to the secretiveness of secret agents in espionage and the like.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNsecret
    • vadVsecretly; informally
    奧  ào 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nab.post-Nthe mystical secret ofCH
    • vadNsecretCH
    祕密  mì mì OC: priɡs mbriɡ MC: pi mit 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe strictly secret
    祕惜  mì xī OC: mprigs sqaɡ MC: pi siɛk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNkeep secret
    奧區  ào qū MC: -- khju OC: quuɡs kho 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabfigurativesecret recessesCH
    竊竊然  qiè qiè rán MC: tshet tshet nyen OC: tsheed tsheed njen 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vi.red:-p::adVunbeknownst to othersCH
    周閉  zhōu bì MC: tsyuw pejH OC: tjɯw piids 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe secretiveLZ
    伏  fú OC: bɯɡ MC: buk 1 Attribution

      Word relations
    • Synon: 陰/SECRET Yīn 陰 (ant. míng 明 "openly, for everyone to see") refers to covert actions hidden from a certain person group.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNhidden
    曖昧  ài mèi MC: 'ojH mwojH OC: qɯɯds mɯɯds 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNabhidden, kept secret; non-obviousCH
    盜  dào MC: dawH OC: daaws 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVfurtively; in an unreglemented and irresponsible secretive way; secretly; unofficially (cf. modern 偷偷地）DS
    秘  mì MC: pijH OC: -- 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nadNsecretDS
    祕要  mì yào OC: priɡs qews MC: pi ʔiɛu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabtextsecrets
    暗  àn OC: qɯɯms MC: ʔəm 0 Attributions

    Àn 暗/闇 (ant. míng 明 "openly, for everyone to see") gains its nuance from the original meaning of darkness and focusses on the shadiness of secretive action.

      Word relations
    • Synon: 陰/SECRET Yīn 陰 (ant. míng 明 "openly, for everyone to see") refers to covert actions hidden from a certain person group.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNsecret (plans)
    • vadVsecretly