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Meaning of SECRETIVENESS

Pronunciation:  s'eekrutivnus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the trait of keeping things secret
  2. [n]  characterized by a lack of openness esp about one's actions or purposes
 
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 Synonyms: closeness, secrecy, silence
 
 Antonyms: openness
 
 See Also: furtiveness, mum, sneakiness, stealthiness, uncommunicativeness, unsociability, unsociableness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Se*cret"ive*ness\, n.
1. The quality of being secretive; disposition or tendency to
   conceal.
2. (Phren.) The faculty or propensity which impels to
   reserve, secrecy, or concealment.
 

 

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