CLOSETED

Etymology 1

Adjective

closeted (comparative more closeted, superlative most closeted)

(informal) Not open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.

(by extension) Not open about some aspect of one's identity, tendency or fondness; secret.

Synonyms

• (not open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity): in the closet

Etymology 2

Verb

closeted

simple past tense and past participle of closet

Adjective

closeted (not comparable)

Confined.

Sheltered, protected

Synonyms

• (confined): confined, holed up

Source: Wiktionary


CLOSET

Clos"et, n. Etym: [OF. closet little inclosure, dim. of clos. See Close an inclosure.]

1. A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy. A chair-lumbered closet, just twelve feet by nine. Goldsmith. When thou prayest, enter into thy closet. Matt. vi. 6.

2. A small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for household utensils, clothing, etc. Dryden. Closet sin, sin commited in privacy. Bp. Hall.

Clos"et, v. t. [imp. & p. pr. & vb. n. Closeting.]

1. To shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal. [R.] Bedlam's closeted and handcuffed charge. Cowper.

2. To make into a closet for a secret interview. He was to call a new legislature, to closet its members. Bancroft. He had been closeted with De Quadra. Froude.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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