Secretiveness (original) (raw)

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)

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