secrecy

C1 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈsiːkɹəsi/ See IPA manual

Freq #9252

Meanings

1

noun
the trait of keeping things secret

The council conducted the negotiations in secrecy.
2

noun
the condition of being concealed or hidden

The council conducted the negotiations in secrecy.
3

noun
Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.

I was sworn to secrecy.
4

noun
The habit of keeping secrets.

The council conducted the negotiations in secrecy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the trait of keeping things... silence

2 noun · the condition of being... concealment

More dern

Opposites

openness publicity transparency

Word family

Derived forms antisecrecyhypersecrecynonsecrecysemisecrecysupersecrecy

Related forms secretiveness

Etymology

Alteration (on model of primacy, etc) of Late Middle English secretee, from Old French secré.

Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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