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secrecy

[ see-kruh-see ]

noun

plural secrecies
  1. the state or condition of being secret, hidden, or concealed:

    a meeting held in secrecy.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. the state of being apart from other people; privacy; seclusion.
  3. ability to keep a secret.
  4. the habit or characteristic of being secretive; reticence.
  5. Archaic. something that is secret or mysterious:

    the secrecies of nature.



secrecy

/ ˈːɪɪ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being secret
  2. the state of keeping something secret
  3. the ability or tendency to keep things secret
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • t·c· adjective
  • ԴDz·c· noun plural nonsecrecies
  • ·c· adjective
  • i·c· noun
  • p·c· noun plural supersecrecies
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Word History and Origins

Origin of secrecy1

1375–1425; obsolete secre (< Middle French 𳦰é secret ) + -cy; replacing late Middle English secretee, equivalent to secre + -tee -ty 2
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Example Sentences

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But he doesn’t bite; Gurr notes that the Walt Disney Co. has him sworn to secrecy on the matter.

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The election is held in strict secrecy inside the Sistine Chapel, famously painted by Michelangelo.

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“There is a blanket of secrecy over the paperwork that flows to the CPUC, that never gets to the public domain,” he said.

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Big Brother Watch interim director Rebecca Vincent says the judgement is "effectively chipping away at the pervasive climate of secrecy surrounding the Investigatory Powers Tribunal's consideration of the Apple case".

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She told the outlet that she's had trouble getting in touch with Musk and that the secrecy around her pregnancy was warping her life.

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