secrecy
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1375–1425; obsolete secre (< Middle French secré secret) + -cy; replacing late Middle English secretee, equivalent to secre + -tee -ty2
1375–1425; obsolete secre (< Middle French secré secret) + -cy; replacing late Middle English secretee, equivalent to secre + -tee -ty2
Related forms
an·ti·se·cre·cy, adjective
non·se·cre·cy, noun, plural non·se·cre·cies.
pro·se·cre·cy, adjective
sem·i·se·cre·cy, noun
su·per·se·cre·cy, noun, plural su·per·se·cre·cies.
Synonyms
1. confidentiality, privacy, stealth, covertness.
1. confidentiality, privacy, stealth, covertness.
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| —n , pl -cies | |
| 1. | the state or quality of being secret |
| 2. | the state of keeping something secret |
| 3. | the ability or tendency to keep things secret |
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Word Origin & History
secrecy
1423, secretee, "quality of being secret," from O.Fr. secré, variant of secret (see secret). Form altered late 16c. on model of primacy, etc.
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Example sentences
Even in nature animals have to have some kind of secrecy to operate.
Clever writers who start fashions in the literary world should take account of this secrecy of the reader's position.
The weird laws of quantum mechanics allow cryptographers to create codes that guarantee perfect secrecy.
It is a firm that has long prided itself on its secrecy and general unshowiness.
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