esoterica vs secret

secret vs esoterica

esoterica and secret both are nouns.

esoterica is not an adjective while secret is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
esoterica	Yes	No	No	No
secret	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, secret is a hypernym of esoterica; that is, secret is a word with a broader meaning than esoterica:

esoterica: secrets known only to an initiated minority
secret: information known only to a special group

Other hypernyms of esoterica include arcanum.

esoterica (noun)	secret (noun)
secrets known only to an initiated minority	something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
	something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
	information known only to a special group

esoterica (adjective)	secret (adjective)
	the next to highest level of official classification for documents
	not open or public; kept private or not revealed
	having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
	not expressed
	(of information) given in confidence or in secret
	not openly made known
	conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	designed to elude detection
	indulging only covertly
	hidden from general view or use
	communicated covertly

Difference between esoterica and secret

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