Meaning

2 senses
  1. Having an inclination to secrecy.

    She's a secretive girl, not giving away much about her life.

    Why are you acting all secretive? What are you hiding?

    verschlossen, heimlichtuerisch

    скры́тныйskrýtnyj, за́мкнутыйzámknutyj

  2. (not comparable)Relating to secretion.

More definitions
  • inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

Examples

72 sentences
  1. Why are you being so secretive?

    Чому ти такий скритний? — rmdas

    ruПочему ты такой скрытный? — Biga

    deWarum tust du so geheimnisvoll? — Dejo

  2. Why are you so secretive?

    Чому ти такий скритний? — rmdas

    ruПочему ты такой скрытный? — Biga

    deWarum tust du denn so geheimniskrämerisch? — brauchinet

  3. Tom is a very secretive person.

  4. Tom has been very secretive recently.

  5. You seem to be very secretive.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
having an inclination to secrecy:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having an inclination to secrecy:

Origin

From Middle English secretife, equivalent to secret + -ive.

From Middle English secretife, equivalent to secret + -ive.

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Forms

more secretive, most secretive
Comparativemore secretive Lesson
Superlativemost secretive Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • is very secretive
  • secretive person
  • is a secretive

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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