SECRETIVENESS

secrecy, secretiveness, silence

(noun) the trait of keeping things secret

closeness, secretiveness

(noun) characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one’s actions or purposes)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

secretiveness (uncountable)

The state or characteristic of being secretive.

Source: Wiktionary


Se*cret"ive*ness, n.

1. The quality of being secretive; disposition or tendency to conceal.

2. (Phren.)

Definition: The faculty or propensity which impels to reserve, secrecy, or concealment.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

21 May 2025

SOMETIME

(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.

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