secret vs perplexity

perplexity vs secret

secret and perplexity both are nouns.

secret is an adjective but perplexity is not an adjective.

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

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

secret: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
perplexity: trouble or confusion resulting from complexity

secret (noun)	perplexity (noun)
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained	trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
information known only to a special group

secret (adjective)	perplexity (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 secret and perplexity

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