NOUN | attribute | secretiveness, closeness | characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) |
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attribute | secretiveness, secrecy, silence | the trait of keeping things secret |
Sounds | siy'krahtihvnahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | Characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes). | |
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Synonym | closeness | |
Narrower | furtiveness, sneakiness, stealthiness | A disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously |
Broader | unsociability, unsociableness | An unsociable disposition |
Opposite | openness, nakedness | Characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes) |
Spanish | reserva | |
Catalan | reserva | |
Adjectives | secretive | inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information |
Meaning | The trait of keeping things secret. | |
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Synonyms | secrecy, silence | |
Narrower | mum | secrecy |
Broader | uncommunicativeness | The trait of being uncommunicative |
Spanish | confidencialidad, hermetismo | |
Adjectives | secretive | inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information |
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