secrecy

[ see-kruh-see ]
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noun,plural se·cre·cies for 5.
  1. the state or condition of being secret, hidden, or concealed: a meeting held in secrecy.

  2. the state of being apart from other people; privacy; seclusion.

  1. ability to keep a secret.

  2. the habit or characteristic of being secretive; reticence.

  3. Archaic. something that is secret or mysterious: the secrecies of nature.

Origin of secrecy

1
1375–1425; obsolete secre (<Middle French secrésecret) + -cy; replacing late Middle English secretee, equivalent to secre + -tee-ty2

Other words for secrecy

Other words from secrecy

  • an·ti·se·cre·cy, adjective
  • non·se·cre·cy, noun, plural non·se·cre·cies.
  • pro·se·cre·cy, adjective
  • sem·i·se·cre·cy, noun
  • su·per·se·cre·cy, noun, plural su·per·se·cre·cies.

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How to use secrecy in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for secrecy

secrecy

/ (ˈsiːkrɪsɪ) /


nounplural -cies
  1. the state or quality of being secret

  2. the state of keeping something secret

  1. the ability or tendency to keep things secret

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