[
UK
/sˈiːkɹəsˌi/
]
[ US /ˈsikɹəsi/ ]
[ US /ˈsikɹəsi/ ]
NOUN
- the trait of keeping things secret
- the condition of being concealed or hidden
How To Use secrecy In A Sentence
- Frankly, my only concern was that the resident copperhead (don't ask; I've been sworn to secrecy) got out alive.
- But this volume considerably expands our understanding by widening the regional sphere of comparison and by taking on board issues of secrecy, cultural heritage and museology.
- They operate through autonomous cells, strict secrecy, and a refusal to engage the enemy's strength.
- Perhaps the second most concerning misclaim being floated about the DP World deal is that it was conducted in secrecy. Ross Chanin: The Dubai Deal and Those Things Not Said
- By their very nature, underworld deals are negotiated and sealed in cloak-and-dagger secrecy.
- Though he is sworn to secrecy, Larry, stricken with guilt over offending a friend, spills the beans.
- Ambassadors used to have a scent of mystery, secrecy and even of romance about them.
- Snyder justified the secrecy because Eisenhower, since 1945, had suffered from “recurrent attacks of lower abdominal pain and distention.” Eisenhower 1956
- Despite revelations of wrongdoing in high places during recent years, Ireland remains a society obsessed with secrecy.
- The story of secrecy, scientific ethics and national security is macabre, grisly and disturbing.