secretiveness

Noun

Meaning

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

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

silence secrecy closeness hush economy reserve meanness secret confidence mystery privacy quiet hiding darkness discretion
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Antonyms

show definition communication accuracy confidence detection
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Hypernyms

unsociability uncommunicativeness unsociableness

Hyponyms

mum sneakiness stealthiness furtiveness

Phrases with the word

organ of secretiveness

Examples

But much of the power of their message came from their secretiveness and emphasis on individual experience, and these aspects proved to be weak points that would be exploited by their opponents. Source: Internet

Regrettably, the novel relies on a coincidence to resolve its conflicts of secretiveness and identity. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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