1. Concealed or hidden on any grounds for any motive.
2. Not accessible to view; SYN. hidden, out of sight.

ETYM Latin crypticus, Greek kryptikos, from kryptein to hide.
Mysterious; secret; concealing.
1. Having a puzzling terseness.
2. Of an obscure nature; SYN. cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying.

1. Designed to elude detection; SYN. secret.
2. Difficult to find; SYN. obscure.

ETYM Latin latens, -entis, p. pr. of latere to lie hid or concealed; cf. Greek lanthanein, Eng. lethargy: cf. French latent.
1. Not presently active.
2. Potentially existing but not presently evident or realized.
3. Lying concealed or dormant.

ETYM Latin occultus, p. p. of occulere to cover up, hide; ob (see Ob-) + a root prob.akin to Eng. hell: cf. French occulte.
1. Hidden from the eye or the understanding; secret; concealed; mysterious.
2. Related to the occult sciences, such as alchemy.
3. Mysterious; hidden; magical; supernatural.

ETYM French secret (cf. Spanish and Portu. secreto, Italian secreto, segreto), from Latin secretus, p. p. of secernere to put apart, to separate. Related to Certain, Secrete, Secern.
1. Communicated covertly.
2. Not expressed; SYN. private.
3. Not open or public; kept private or not revealed.
4. The next to highest level of official classification for documents (before). + prikaži više