Secrecy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the trait of keeping things secret

the condition of being concealed or hidden

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈiːkɹᵻsi/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈiːkɹɪsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈiːkɹɪsi/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈiːkɹᵻsi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

privateness concealment silence privacy secretiveness

Word Forms

secretive	adjective	inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
silence	verb	keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure
private	adjective	concerning things deeply private and personal
conceal	verb	prevent from being seen or discovered

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Geheimhaltung

die Eigenschaft, Dinge geheim zu halten

🇫🇷French

secret

le trait de garder les choses secrètes

🇪🇸Spanish

secreto

el rasgo de mantener las cosas en secreto

🇮🇹Italian

segretezza

la caratteristica di mantenere le cose segrete

🇳🇱Dutch

geheimhouding

de eigenschap om dingen geheim te houden

🇵🇹Portuguese

segredo

a característica de manter as coisas em segredo

🇷🇺Russian

секретность

черта держать все в тайне

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुप्तता

बातों को गुप्त रखने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

গোপনীয়তা

জিনিস গোপন রাখার বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

இரகசியம்

விஷயங்களை ரகசியமாக வைத்திருக்கும் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

గోప్యత

విషయాలను రహస్యంగా ఉంచే లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

गुप्तता

गोष्टी गुप्त ठेवण्याचे वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગુપ્તતા

વસ્તુઓ ગુપ્ત રાખવાની લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಹಸ್ಯ

ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ರಹಸ್ಯವಾಗಿಡುವ ಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രഹസ്യം

കാര്യങ്ങൾ രഹസ്യമായി സൂക്ഷിക്കുന്ന സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁਪਤਤਾ

ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਗੁਪਤ ਰੱਖਣ ਦਾ ਗੁਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

رازداری

چیزوں کو خفیہ رکھنے کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

保密

保守秘密的特质

🇯🇵Japanese

秘密

物事を秘密にする性質

🇰🇷Korean

비밀

비밀을 지키는 성격

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bí mật

đặc điểm của việc giữ bí mật mọi thứ

🇹🇭Thai

ความลับ

ลักษณะการเก็บความลับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerahasiaan

sifat merahasiakan sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

lihim

ang katangian ng paglihim ng mga bagay

🇲🇾Malay

kerahsiaan

sifat merahsiakan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السرية

صفة كتمان الأمور

🇮🇷Persian

رازداری

ویژگی مخفی نگه داشتن چیزها

🇹🇷Turkish

gizlilik

şeyleri gizli tutma özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

סוֹדִיוּת

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The primary meaning of 'secrecy' is 'the trait of keeping things secret'.

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