Secret
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make or keep secret.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Being or kept hidden.
Example sentence: Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.
Private
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The lowest rank of the army.A soldier of the rank of private.(in plural privates) A euphemistic term for the genitals.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group.Not in governmental office or employment.Not publicly known; not open; secret.Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded.Intended only for the use of an individual, group, or organization.Not accessible by the public.Secretive; reserved.Not shared with another patient.
Example sentence: When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.