open secret vs secret

secret vs open secret

open secret and secret both are nouns.

open secret is not an adjective while secret is an adjective.

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

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

open secret: something that is supposed to be secret but is generally known
secret: something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)

open secret (noun)	secret (noun)
something that is supposed to be secret but is generally known	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

open secret (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 open secret and secret

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