Dictionary  clos•etPronunciation: (kloz'it), [key] —n. 1. a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc. 2. a small private room, esp. 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. See water closet. —adj. 1. private; secluded. 2. suited for use or enjoyment in privacy: closet reflections; closet prayer. 3. engaged in private study or speculation; speculative; unpractical: a closet thinker with no practical experience. 4. being or functioning as such in private; secret: a closet anarchist. —v.t. 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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