secrecy

se·cre·cy  (skr-s)

n. pl. se·cre·cies

1. The quality or condition of being secret or hidden; concealment.

2. The ability or habit of keeping secrets; closeness.

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[Alteration of Middle English secretee, from secret, secret; see secret.]

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secrecy

Noun

pl -cies

1. the state of being secret

2. the ability or tendency to keep things secret

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	secrecy - the trait of keeping things secret secretiveness, silence uncommunicativeness - the trait of being uncommunicative mum - secrecy; "mum's the word"
	2.	secrecy - the condition of being concealed or hidden concealment, privateness, privacy isolation - a state of separation between persons or groups covertness, hiddenness - the state of being covert and hidden bosom - the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret" confidentiality - the state of being secret; "you must respect the confidentiality of your client's communications" hiding - the state of being hidden; "he went into hiding"

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secrecy

noun 1. mystery, stealth, concealment, furtiveness, cloak and dagger, secretiveness, huggermugger (rare) clandestineness, covertness

noun 2. confidentiality, privacy

noun 3. privacy, silence, retirement, solitude, seclusion

Translations

secrecy [ˈsiːkrəsɪ] n → secreto

secrecy [ˈsiːkrəsɪ] n → secret m;

in secrecy → en secret

secrecy [ˈsiːkrəsɪ] n → Geheimhaltung f;

(of person) → Verschwiegenheit f;

in secrecy → heimlich

secrecy [ˈsiːkrəsɪ] n → segretezza