secret vs trade secret

trade secret vs secret

secret and trade secret both are nouns.

secret is an adjective but trade secret is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, trade secret is a hyponym of secret; that is, trade secret is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than secret:

secret: something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
trade secret: a secret (method or device or formula) that gives a manufacturer an advantage over the competition

Other hyponyms of secret include confidence, open secret.

secret (noun)	trade secret (noun)
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained	a secret (method or device or formula) that gives a manufacturer an advantage over the competition
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)	trade secret (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 trade secret

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