secrecy

se·cre·cy

noun \ˈsē-krə-sē\

plural se·cre·cies

Definition of SECRECY

1

: the condition of being hidden or concealed

2

: the habit or practice of keeping secrets or maintaining privacy or concealment

Examples of SECRECY

1. <this administration's steadfast adherence to secrecy is beginning to cost it the trust of the voters>

Origin of SECRECY

alteration of earlier secretie, from Middle English secretee, from secret secret

First Known Use: 1556

Related to SECRECY

Synonyms: closeness, secretiveness

Related Words: confidentiality, privacy; discreetness, discretion, prudence; circumspection, wariness; reserve, reticence, silence, taciturnity; furtiveness, shiftiness, slyness, sneakiness, underhandedness; concealment, covertness, stealth, subterfuge

Near Antonyms: candor, frankness, honesty, openness; imprudence, indiscretion

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