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.
Synonyms
concealment, privacy, privateness, secretiveness, silence, dern
Scrabble Score: 14
secrecy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsecrecy: 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