secrecy
Concealment; the condition of being secret or hiddenConcealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
» Why all the secrecy?
К чему вся эта секретность?
Для чого вся ця секретність?
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
I was sworn to secrecy.
Geheimhaltung
засекреченностьzasekrečennostʹ
the condition of being concealed or hidden
(countable, uncountable)The habit of keeping secrets.
Geheimniskrämerei, Geheimnistuerei
the trait of keeping things secret
Examples
25 sentencesWhy all the secrecy?
Для чого вся ця секретність?
ruК чему вся эта секретность?
This plan requires secrecy.
deDieser Plan erfordert Geheimhaltung.
Absolute secrecy is essential.
Absolute secrecy is necessary.
Absolute secrecy is paramount.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
An alteration (on the model of primacy, etc.) of Late Middle English secretee, from Old FrAn alteration (on the model of primacy, etc.) of Late Middle English secretee, from Old French secré.
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Forms
plural: secreciesSynonyms
6 synonyms- the trait of keeping things secret:secretivenesssilence
- the condition of being concealed or hidden:privacyprivatenessconcealment
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable