secret vs private

private vs secret

secret and private both are nouns.

secret and private both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, secret and private are synonyms defined as:

secret and private: not expressed

secret (noun)	private (noun)
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained	an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
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)	private (adjective)
the next to highest level of official classification for documents	confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
not open or public; kept private or not revealed	not expressed
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding	concerning one person exclusively
not expressed	concerning things deeply private and personal
(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 private

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