secrecy, secretiveness, silence
(noun) the trait of keeping things secret
privacy, privateness, secrecy, concealment
(noun) the condition of being concealed or hidden
Source: WordNet® 3.1
secrecy (countable and uncountable, plural secrecies)
Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
The habit of keeping secrets.
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Source: Wiktionary
Se"cre*cy, n.; pl. Secrecies. Etym: [From Secret.]
1. The state or quality of being hidden; as, his movements were detected in spite of their secrecy. The Lady Anne, Whom the king hath in secrecy long married. Shak.
2. That which is concealed; a secret. [R.] Shak.
3. Seclusion; privacy; retirement. "The pensive secrecy of desert cell." Milton.
4. The quality of being secretive; fidelity to a secret; forbearance of disclosure or discovery. It is not with public as with private prayer; in this, rather secrecy is commanded than outward show. Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 April 2025
(noun) a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
