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

30 June 2025

BODILY

(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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