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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

/ ˈ²õ¾±Ë°ì°ùɪ²õɪ /

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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  • ²¹²Ôt¾±Â·²õ±ðc°ù±ð·³¦²â adjective
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·²õ±ðc°ù±ð·³¦²â noun plural nonsecrecies
  • ±è°ù´Ç·²õ±ðc°ù±ð·³¦²â adjective
  • ²õ±ð³¾î€…i·²õ±ðc°ù±ð·³¦²â noun
  • ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·²õ±ðc°ù±ð·³¦²â noun plural supersecrecies
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of secrecy1

1375–1425; obsolete secre (< Middle French ²õ±ð³¦°ùé secret ) + -cy; replacing late Middle English secretee, equivalent to secre + -tee -ty 2
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Example Sentences

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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It was, after all, an illegal dram shop during Prohibition and the need for secrecy was essential, especially since the queer patrons themselves were breaking the law by openly existing in public.

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In these first days of his second term in office, Trump and crew have taken secrecy to a new level, replacing it with a broad policy of erasure and invisibility.

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The reasons for such secrecy remains unclear, though the approach does lend itself to preventing news leaking before the official announcement.

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There was similar security and secrecy for TOCs at battalion and brigade and division levels, where larger movements of troops and combat operations to attack the enemy were planned.

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