secret vs privy

privy vs secret

secret and privy both are nouns.

secret and privy both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, secret and privy are synonyms defined as:

secret and privy: hidden from general view or use

Other synonyms of secret include secluded.

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

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

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