privy vs secret

secret vs privy

privy and secret both are nouns.

privy and secret both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, privy and secret are synonyms defined as:

privy and secret: hidden from general view or use

Other synonyms of privy include secluded.

privy (noun)	secret (noun)
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate	something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets	something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
	information known only to a special group

privy (adjective)	secret (adjective)
(followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally known	the next to highest level of official classification for documents
hidden from general view or use	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 privy and secret

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