secrecy C1 Topic:Safety & Risk 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 opennesspublicitytransparency 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 Safety & Risk External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # secrecy **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsiːkɹəsi/ **Frequency rank:** 9252 ## Meanings 1. the trait of keeping things secret 2. the condition of being concealed or hidden 3. Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden. 4. The habit of keeping secrets. ## Examples - The council conducted the negotiations in secrecy. - The council conducted the negotiations in secrecy. - I was sworn to secrecy. - The council conducted the negotiations in secrecy. ## Synonyms - dern - silence - concealment ## Antonyms - openness - publicity - transparency ## Derived Forms - antisecrecy - hypersecrecy - nonsecrecy - semisecrecy - supersecrecy ## Related Forms - secretiveness ## Etymology Alteration (on model of primacy, etc) of Late Middle English secretee, from Old French secré. ## Topics - Safety & Risk markdown