concealment

C1 Topic:Science & Research
US /kənˈsiːlmənt/
noun Freq #38361

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The practice of keeping secrets.

    Weapons concealment.

  2. 2
    noun

    the activity of keeping something secret

  3. 3
    noun

    a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

  4. 4
    noun

    the condition of being concealed or hidden

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · the activity of keeping... concealinghiding
3 noun · a covering that serves to... cover
4 noun · the condition of being... privacyprivatenesssecrecy
Word family
Derived forms nonconcealmentunconcealment

Etymology

From Old French concelement (“concealment, secrecy”). By surface analysis, conceal + -ment.

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