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Definition of Secretiveness
1. Noun. Characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes).
Generic synonyms: Unsociability, Unsociableness
Specialized synonyms: Furtiveness, Sneakiness, Stealthiness
Derivative terms: Close, Secretive
Antonyms: Openness
2. Noun. The trait of keeping things secret.
Generic synonyms: Uncommunicativeness
Specialized synonyms: Mum
Derivative terms: Secretive, Silence
Definition of Secretiveness
1. n. The quality of being secretive; disposition or tendency to conceal.
Definition of Secretiveness
1. Noun. The property of being secretive. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Secretiveness
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Medical Definition of Secretiveness
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1. The quality of being secretive; disposition or tendency to conceal.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Secretiveness
Literary usage of Secretiveness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Scientific Basis of Education Demonstrated: By an Analysis of the by John Hecker (1867)
"The faculties of Cautiousness and secretiveness, therefore, are the conditions
on which we are to rely for a continuous supply, from the sensuous and ..."
2. The Royal Road to Wealth: How to Find and Follow It, Illustrated by More by Nelson Sizer (1882)
"ACQUISITIVENESS AND secretiveness. We find it inconvenient to speak of the abuses
and evil training of Acquisitiveness until we have called attention to its ..."
3. Elements of Phrenology by George Combe (1835)
"secretiveness. THE organ is situated at the inferior edge of the parietal bones,
... secretiveness produces the instinctive tendency to conceal these, ..."
4. Man's Responsibility: Or, How and Why, the Almighty Introduced Evil Upon the by Thomas G. Carson (1905)
"Thoughts continually come into the mind that ought not to be divulged: and it is
the province of the faculty of secretiveness to suppress ..."
5. From Harrison to Harding: A Personal Narrative, Covering a Third of a by Arthur Wallace Dunn (1922)
"... Force Concessions— secretiveness of Vest—Jones a Friend in Need—Cal. Brice—
Baiting Low Tariff Men—Final Contest between Cleveland and the Senate. ..."
6. A System of Phrenology by George Combe (1837)
"secretiveness. The only fact tending to illustrate its position, ... secretiveness.
['HE organ is situated at the inferior edge of the parietal bones, ..."
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