secretaire vs writing table

secretaire and writing table both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
secretaire	Yes	No	No	No
writing table	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, secretaire and writing table are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of secretaire include escritoire, secretary.

secretaire (noun)	writing table (noun)
a desk used for writing	a desk used for writing