concealment

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kənˈsiːlmənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #38361

Meanings

1

noun
The practice of keeping secrets.

Weapons concealment.
2

noun
the activity of keeping something secret
3

noun
a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
4

noun
the condition of being concealed or hidden

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · the activity of keeping... concealing hiding

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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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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