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Secretiveness — Se*cret ive*ness, n. 1. The quality of being secretive; disposition or tendency to conceal. [1913 Webster] 2. (Phren.) The faculty or propensity which impels to reserve, secrecy, or concealment. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
secretiveness — index concealment, evasion, mystery, privacy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
secretiveness — secretive ► ADJECTIVE ▪ inclined to conceal feelings and intentions or not to disclose information. DERIVATIVES secretively adverb secretiveness noun … English terms dictionary
Secretiveness (Phrenology) — Secretiveness is a phrenological faculty.DefinitionSecretiveness confers discretion and diplomacy, with reticence, with the urge to conceal and cover up. A strong Secretiveness stands for deceit, cheating, masking one s true disposition. A weak… … Wikipedia
secretiveness — noun see secretive … New Collegiate Dictionary
secretiveness — See secretively. * * * … Universalium
secretiveness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The habit, practice, or policy of keeping secrets: clandestineness, clandestinity, concealment, covertness, huggermugger, hugger muggery, secrecy, secretness. See SHOW … English dictionary for students
secretiveness — se cre·tive·ness || sɪËkrɪtɪvnɪs n. reticence, quality of tending to keep secrets, stealth … English contemporary dictionary
secretiveness — se·cre·tive·ness … English syllables
secretiveness — See: secretive … English dictionary
