Definition of closet
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: an apartment or small room for privacy
b
: a monarch's or official's private chamber
2
: a cabinet or recess for especially china, household utensils, or clothing
3
: a place of retreat or privacy
4
: water closet
5
: a state or condition of secrecy, privacy, or obscurity
came out of the closet
closet
verb
closeted; closeting; closets
Definition of closet (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: to shut up in or as if in a closet
2
: to take into a closet for a secret interview
closet
adjectiveDefinition of closet (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: closely private
2
: working in or suited to the closet as the place of seclusion or study : theoretical
3
: being so in private
a closet racist
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The first known use of closet was in the 14th century
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