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SECRETIVENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of keeping things secret
Synonyms:
secrecy; secretiveness; silence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("secretiveness" is a kind of...):
uncommunicativeness (the trait of being uncommunicative)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "secretiveness"):
mum (secrecy)
Derivation:
secretive (inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)
Synonyms:
closeness; secretiveness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("secretiveness" is a kind of...):
unsociability; unsociableness (an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "secretiveness"):
furtiveness; sneakiness; stealthiness (a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously)
Derivation:
secretive (inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information)
