secrecy
pronunciation
How to pronounce secrecy in British English:
UK [ˈsi:krəsi]
How to pronounce secrecy in American English:
US [ˈsikrɪsi]
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- Noun:
- the trait of keeping things secret
- the condition of being concealed or hidden
Word Origin
- secrecy (n.)
- 1570s, from secretee, "quality of being secret" (early 15c.), from Old French secré, variant of secret (see secret (n.)) + -ty (2). Form altered on model of primacy, etc.
Example
- 1. Few western countries are as relaxed about secrecy in court .
- 2. Germany has beaten up tiny liechtenstein over secrecy .
- 3. Independence should not be synonymous with secrecy .
- 4. These deals are shrouded in secrecy .
- 5. This secrecy is common among women undergoing reduction to a singleton .