concealment

Noun

Meaning

The act of concealing; the state of being concealed.

A place of hiding; a secret place; a retreat frem observation.

A secret; out of the way knowledge.

Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cover screen privacy hiding secrecy covert concealing privateness harbor wile harbour interment penumbra front aphasia
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Antonyms

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Hypernyms

activity covering isolation

Hyponyms

money laundering cover covering blind burial hiding

Phrases with the word

with no attempt at concealment at concealment concealment revealer fraudulent concealment chest concealment fire from concealment

Examples

There is never vulgarity in a whole truth, however commonplace. It may be unimportant or painful. It cannot be vulgar. Vulgarity is only in concealment of truth, or in affectation. John Ruskin

We burn a hot fire here; it melts down all concealment. Arthur Miller

It is the way of the superior man to prefer the concealment of his virtue, while it daily becomes more illustrious, and it is the way of the mean man to seek notoriety, while he daily goes more and more to ruin. Confucius

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese. David Riesman

Vice is nourished by concealment. Latin Proverb

True love suffers no concealment. Spanish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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