secrecy
- (countable, uncountable) Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
- (countable, uncountable) The habit of keeping secrets.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsiːkɹəsi/
Etymology
In summary
Alteration (on model of primacy, etc) of Late Middle English secretee, from Old French secré.
privity
internal evidence
reserved character
withhold information
highly classified information
private affairs
personal matter
one’s circumstances
secret inquiry
hugger mugger
secret
secreto
Geheimhaltung
segretezza
μυστικότητα
sigilo
geheimhouding dyskrecja
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