secrecy
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secrecy
- /ˈsiːkɹəsi/
Where it comes from
An alteration (on the model of primacy, etc.) of Late Middle English secretee, from Old French secré.
noun secrecies
- Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden. I was sworn to secrecy.
- The habit of keeping secrets.
Similar: dern
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: secretiveness, concealment, privateness, privacy, silence, secretive, secret, confidentiality, confidential, clandestine, secretly, covert, undercover, private, stealth, mendacity
noun
Similar: dern
Translations
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noun concealment
| Español | secreto, sigilo, secretividad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기밀 gimil |
| 日本語 | 秘密 himitsu |
| हिन्दी | गोपनीयता gopnīytā |
| Kiswahili | siri |
| Português | sigilo |
| Français | secret |
| Deutsch | Geheimhaltung |
| Italiano | segretezza, riserbo |
| Ελληνικά | μυστικότητα mystikótita, εχεμύθεια echemýtheia |
| Română | secretism, secretețe |
| Русский | засекреченность zasekrečennostʹ |
| العربية | سِرِّيَّة sirriyya |
noun habit of keeping secrets
| Español | secretismo |
|---|---|
| Português | secretismo |
| Français | secrétisme |
| Deutsch | Geheimniskrämerei, Geheimnistuerei |
Talk about this word "secrecy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/secrecy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. secrecy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/secrecy "secrecy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/secrecy.Cite this
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title = {secrecy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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