closeted

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklɒzɪtɪd/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈklɑzɪtɪd/ === Etymology 1 === From closet (“state of concealment”) +‎ -ed. ==== Adjective ==== closeted (comparative more closeted, superlative most closeted) (informal) Not open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity. 1992, Tony Kushner, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1995, Part Two: Perestroika, Act One, Scene 4, p. 156, Belize: Get out your oven mitts. Guess who just checked in with the troubles? The Killer Queen Herself. New York's number one closeted queer. (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 ===== Hyponyms ===== (not open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity): stealth ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== come out of the closet ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === See closet (verb) ==== Verb ==== closeted simple past and past participle of closet ==== Adjective ==== closeted (not comparable) Confined. sheltered; protected. ===== Synonyms ===== (confined): confined, holed up