Designating something of a special kind or of privileged status; spec. designating something which is private or secret.

Of a material object: withdrawn or kept from public sight; concealed, hidden. Of a location: secluded, not public or much frequented. Now rare (ar…

Shut up from observation; concealed, occult, hidden, secret; secluded.

Kept or removed from public view or knowledge; secret; †concealed (obsolete).

Of actions: Done in privacy or solitude.

Kept from knowledge or observation; hidden, concealed. Of a person, etc.: Secluded from observation. Chiefly predicative. Obsolete.

Of thoughts, opinions, etc.: considered in seclusion or quiet; private. Now rare.

Of persons having some implied quality: Virtual, though not professed or avowed. Obsolete.

Of the cabinet, as a private place; private, secret.

Not open or obvious; unobtrusive; quiet.

Private, secluded; not intended for a wide audience. Obsolete.

Carried on in retirement or seclusion; not public or practical.

Shut up or shut away in, or as in, a closet; kept in a closet; secret, hidden; private, secluded.

Done behind the curtains; secret, hidden.

Of a thing, action, etc.: hidden, secret, private. Obsolete.

Marked or characterized by privacy, secrecy, or concealment; private, secret. Obsolete.

Private, secret. Obsolete. rare.

Private, confidential.

figurative. Not open or public; concealed from or avoiding general notice.

Private, secret, confidential. In later use also: unspoken, tacit.

= esoteric, adj.

transferred. Pertaining to a select circle; private, confidential.