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secrecy (noun)

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  • secrecy — secret ► ADJECTIVE 1) not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others. 2) fond of having or keeping secrets; secretive. ► NOUN 1) something secret. 2) a method of achieving something that is not commonly known or recognized: the… …   English terms dictionary

  • secrecy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, total ▪ great, strict, utmost ▪ excessive ▪ government …   Collocations dictionary

  • secrecy — noun (U) 1 the process of keeping something secret, or the state of being kept a secret: I must stress the need for absolute secrecy about the project. 2 be sworn to secrecy if you have been sworn to secrecy by someone, you have promised them… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • secrecy — noun 1) the secrecy of the material Syn: confidentiality, classified nature 2) a government that thrives on secrecy Syn: secretiveness, covertness, furtiveness, surreptitiousness, stealth, stealthiness …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • secrecy — noun (plural cies) Etymology: alteration of earlier secretie, from Middle English secretee, from secret secret Date: 1556 1. the condition of being hidden or concealed 2. the habit or practice of keeping secrets or maintaining privacy or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • secrecy — noun a) Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden b) The habit of keeping secrets …   Wiktionary

  • secrecy — noun Syn: confidentiality, privacy, mystery, concealment, stealth …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • secrecy — se|cre|cy [ sikrəsi ] noun uncount a situation in which you keep something secret, or the process of keeping something secret: Discussions were to take place in total secrecy. shrouded/cloaked/veiled in secrecy: The Iraqi contract was shrouded in …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • secrecy — UK [ˈsiːkrəsɪ] / US [ˈsɪkrəsɪ] noun [uncountable] a situation in which you keep something secret, or the process of keeping something secret Discussions were to take place in total secrecy. shrouded/cloaked/veiled in secrecy: The Iraqi contract… …   English dictionary

  • secrecy — /ˈsikrəsi/ (say seekruhsee) noun (plural secrecies) 1. the state of being secret or concealed: a meeting in strict secrecy. 2. privacy; retirement; seclusion. 3. ability to keep a secret. 4. secretive habits; lack of openness. {obsolete secre(e)… …  

  • secrecy — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. concealment, confidence, hiding, seclusion, privacy, retirement, solitude, mystery, dark, darkness, isolation, reticence, stealth, surreptitiousness. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. concealment, covertness, confidentiality …   English dictionary for students

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