Secrecy
['siːkrɪsɪ] or ['sikrəsi]
Definition
(n.) The state or quality of being hidden; as, his movements were detected in spite of their secrecy.
(n.) That which is concealed; a secret.
(n.) Seclusion; privacy; retirement.
(n.) The quality of being secretive; fidelity to a secret; forbearance of disclosure or discovery.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Concealment, privacy, HUGGER-MUGGER.[2]. Seclusion, retirement.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See SOLITUDE]
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Examples
- They looked at each other and laughed, then looked away, filled with darkness and secrecy. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Why did you wish for secrecy? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- It would have been a much better transgression had I broken the bond of secrecy and told you every thing. Jane Austen. Emma.
- He will never forgive you for your secrecy. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It fell to his lot, now, to stipulate for secrecy. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- For as to secrecy, Henry is quite the hero of an old romance, and glories in his chains. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- First, I know that here we are whispering in secrecy, a pair of conspirators. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Secrecy could not have been more desirable for Mrs. Rushworth's credit than he felt it for his own. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- First he pledged each to absolute secrecy. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- If he had been anxious for secrecy, he would not have left the paper while I was by; but he rather pushed it towards me than towards you. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Mystery and secrecy have long been his principal characteristic, have long replaced unlimited confidence. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I can guarantee that there is no secrecy in it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Its solution, after some little mystery and secrecy, Miss Fanny herself announced to her sister. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- They are but secrecy, fidelity, and perseverance. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- These meetings were carried on with the greatest secrecy. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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