secrecy
11secrecy — noun (U) 1 the process of keeping something secret, or the state of being kept a secret: I must stress the need for absolute secrecy about the project. 2 be sworn to secrecy if you have been sworn to secrecy by someone, you have promised them… …
12secrecy — [[t]si͟ːkrəsi[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft prep N Secrecy is the act of keeping something secret, or the state of being kept secret. The British government has thrown a blanket of secrecy over the details... He shrouds his business dealings in secrecy …
13secrecy — UK [ˈsiːkrəsɪ] / US [ˈsɪkrəsɪ] noun [uncountable] a situation in which you keep something secret, or the process of keeping something secret Discussions were to take place in total secrecy. shrouded/cloaked/veiled in secrecy: The Iraqi contract… …
14secrecy — noun 1) the secrecy of the material Syn: confidentiality, classified nature 2) a government that thrives on secrecy Syn: secretiveness, covertness, furtiveness, surreptitiousness, stealth, stealthiness …
15secrecy — n. 1 the keeping of secrets as a fact, habit, or faculty. 2 a state in which all information is withheld (was done in great secrecy). Phrases and idioms: sworn to secrecy having promised to keep a secret. Etymology: ME f. secretie f. obs. secre… …
16secrecy — /see kreuh see/, n., pl. secrecies for 2, 3. 1. the state or condition of being secret, hidden, or concealed: a meeting held in secrecy. 2. privacy; retirement; seclusion. 3. ability to keep a secret. 4. the habit or characteristic of being… …
17secrecy — /ˈsikrəsi/ (say seekruhsee) noun (plural secrecies) 1. the state of being secret or concealed: a meeting in strict secrecy. 2. privacy; retirement; seclusion. 3. ability to keep a secret. 4. secretive habits; lack of openness. {obsolete secre(e)… …
18secrecy — The quality or condition of being concealed or secret, as the proceedings of a grand jury are to be held in secrecy …
19secrecy — secret ► ADJECTIVE 1) not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others. 2) fond of having or keeping secrets; secretive. ► NOUN 1) something secret. 2) a method of achieving something that is not commonly known or recognized: the… …
20Secrecy (sociology) — Dr. Georg Simmel integrated the term Secrecy and merged it within Social Theory and Sociology. [Simmel 1906] Simmel describes secrecy as the ability or habit of keeping secrets. He defines the secret as the ultimate sociological form for the… …
