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 [ˈsiːkrɪsɪ]

n pl -cies

1. the state or quality of being secret

2. the state of keeping something secret

3. 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, surreptitiousness He shrouded his business dealings in secrecy.

2. confidentiality, privacy, private nature, classified nature The secrecy of the confessional.

3. confidentiality, privacy, silence, retirement, solitude, seclusion These problems had to be dealt with in the secrecy of your own cell.

Quotations
"If you would wish another to keep your secret, first keep it yourself" [Seneca Hippolytus]

Translations

secrecy [ˈsiːkrəsɪ] N → secreto m
in secrecy → en secreto, a escondidas
in the strictest secrecy → de manera totalmente confidencial, en el más absoluto secreto
I was told in the strictest secrecy → se me dijo de manera totalmente confidencial
to swear sb to secrecy → hacer que algn jure no revelar algo
there's no secrecy about it → no es ningún secreto
there was an air of secrecy about her → la rodeaba un halo de misterio
see also shroud B2
see also veil A

secrecy [ˈsiːkrəsi] n → secret m
in secrecy → en secret

secrecy

n (of person, = ability to keep secrets) → Verschwiegenheit f; (= secretiveness) → Geheimnistuerei f, → Heimlichtuerei f; (of event, talks) → Heimlichkeit f; in secrecy → im Geheimen; in strict secrecy → ganz im Geheimen; there is no secrecy about it → das ist kein Geheimnis ? swear

secrecy [ˈsiːkrəsɪ] n → segretezza
there's no secrecy about ... → non si fa mistero di...
in secrecy → in segreto, in tutta segretezza

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secrecy [ˈsiːkrəsɪ] n → segretezza
there's no secrecy about ... → non si fa mistero di...
in secrecy → in segreto, in tutta segretezza