| secrecy | 1. The state or quality of being hidden; as, his movements were detected in spite of their secrecy. "The Lady Anne, Whom the king hath in secrecy long married." (Shak) 2. That which is concealed; a secret. 3. Seclusion; privacy; retirement. "The pensive secrecy of desert cell." 4. The quality of being secretive; fidelity to a secret; forbearance of disclosure or discovery. "It is not with public as with private prayer; in this, rather secrecy is commanded than outward show." (Hooker) Origin: From Secret. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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