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Definition of Secrecy
1. Noun. The trait of keeping things secret.
Generic synonyms: Uncommunicativeness
Specialized synonyms: Mum
Derivative terms: Secretive, Silence
2. Noun. The condition of being concealed or hidden.
Generic synonyms: Isolation
Specialized synonyms: Covertness, Hiddenness, Bosom, Confidentiality, Hiding
Derivative terms: Conceal, Private, Private
Definition of Secrecy
1. n. The state or quality of being hidden; as, his movements were detected in spite of their secrecy.
Definition of Secrecy
1. the condition of being secret [n -CIES]
Medical Definition of Secrecy
1. 1. The state or quality of being hidden; as, his movements were detected in spite of their secrecy. "The Lady Anne, Whom the king hath in secrecy long married." (Shak) 2. That which is concealed; a secret. 3. Seclusion; privacy; retirement. "The pensive secrecy of desert cell." 4. The quality of being secretive; fidelity to a secret; forbearance of disclosure or discovery. "It is not with public as with private prayer; in this, rather secrecy is commanded than outward show." (Hooker) Origin: From Secret. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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