closeted
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ɪ adjective
functioning in private; secret; closet.
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noun
1.
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
2.
a small private room, especially one used for prayer, meditation, etc.
3.
a state or condition of secrecy or carefully guarded privacy: Some conservatives remain in the closet except on election day. gay liberation has encouraged many gay people to come out of the closet.
4.
adjective
5.
private; secluded.
6.
suited for use or enjoyment in privacy: closet reflections; closet prayer.
7.
engaged in private study or speculation; speculative; unpractical: a closet thinker with no practical experience.
8.
being or functioning as such in private; secret: a closet anarchist.
verb (used with object)
9.
to shut up in a private room for a conference, interview, etc. (usually used in the passive voice): The Secretary of State was closeted with the senator for three hours in a tense session.
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | a small cupboard or recess |
| 2. | a small private room |
| 3. | short for water closet |
| 4. | (modifier) private or secret |
| 5. | (modifier) suited or appropriate for use in private: closet meditations |
| 6. | (US), (Canadian) (modifier) based on or devoted to theory; speculative: a closet strategist |
| —vb , -ets, -eting, -eted | |
| 7. | (tr) to shut up or confine in a small private room, esp for conference or meditation |
| [C14: from Old French, from clos enclosure; see | |
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Word Origin & History
closet
c.1340, from O.Fr. closet "small enclosure," dim. of clos, from L. clausum "closed space," from neut. pp. of claudere "to shut" (see close (v.)). In Matt. vi:6 used to render L. cubiculum, Gk. tamieion; originally in Eng. "a private room for study or prayer;" modern sense
of "small side-room for storage" is first recorded 1616. The adjective meaning "secret, unknown" recorded from 1952, first of alcoholism, but by 1970s used principally of homosexuality; the phrase come out of the closet "admit something openly" first recorded 1963, and led to new meanings for the word out.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
closet definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Closet definition
as used in the New Testament, signifies properly a storehouse (Luke 12: 24), and hence a place of privacy and retirement (Matt. 6:6; Luke 12:3).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
But unfortunately, because of discrimination and stigma, they are forced to remain closeted.
That's why he stayed closeted among his beloved firefighters.
Being a closeted high schooler is nothing to be ashamed of, so long as you're not injuring anyone else.
Might be a lot of closeted folk out there revealed for what they really are.
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