Secrecy - English meaning

noun

The state of keeping or being kept secret or private.

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The lead bank's duty of confidentiality to the borrower

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The fact of private information being kept secret

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A confidentiality agreement/clause as soon as he was hired, the company made him sign a confidentia…

noun

Secret and often dishonest behaviour

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Their voices had an urgent furtiveness., there was a furtiveness in the way she moved, as if she di…

noun

Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.

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The mysteries of outer space

noun

A handicraft or trade, especially when referred to in indentures.

noun

Something strange or unknown which has not yet been explained or understood

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[ c ] despite years of study, sleepwalking remains a mystery., [ u ] the details of the scandal are…

noun

The quality or condition of being private; withdrawal from public or official life, duties, etc.; privacy, seclusion. formerly also: †intimacy, secrecy, confidentiality (obsolete).

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The quality or fact of hiding your feelings, thoughts, intentions, and actions from other people

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I don't see the need for all this secretiveness., the secretiveness of the organization has aroused…

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Cautious and surreptitious action or movement.

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The silence and stealth of a hungry cat

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Movement that is quiet and careful in order to avoid notice, or secret or indirect action

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A stealthy burglar

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The quality of doing something secretly without anyone seeing or knowing

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The surreptitiousness of the group's activities