noun
secrecy
SEEK-ruh-see
noun
1
The practice of keeping something hidden or known only to a few people.
"The plans were developed in complete secrecy."
"She swore her friend to secrecy about the surprise party."
How to Use Secrecy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe state of keeping something private or concealed from others.
Common pairings
sworn to secrecy
in secrecy
a veil of secrecy
Word Forms
secrecies plural
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Etymology
An alteration of the older Middle English word "secretee," from Old French "secré," ultimately from Latin "secretus."