private vs secret

secret vs private

private and secret both are nouns.

private and secret both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, private and secret are synonyms defined as:

private and secret: not expressed

private (noun)	secret (noun)
an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines	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

private (adjective)	secret (adjective)
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy	the next to highest level of official classification for documents
not expressed	not open or public; kept private or not revealed
concerning one person exclusively	having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
concerning things deeply private and personal	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 private and secret

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