Definition of SECRECY

secrecy

Plural: secrecies

Noun

  • The state of being hidden or kept from public knowledge.
  • the trait of keeping things secret
  • the condition of being concealed or hidden
  • Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
  • The habit of keeping secrets.

Examples

  • I was sworn to secrecy.
  • The player’s strategy was shrouded in secrecy until the final tiles were played.

Origin / Etymology

Alteration (on model of primacy, etc) of Late Middle English secretee, from Old French secré.

Scrabble Score: 14

secrecy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
secrecy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
secrecy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

secrecy: valid Words With Friends Word