| NOUN | attribute | secretiveness, closeness | characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | secretiveness, secrecy, silence | the trait of keeping things secret |
| Sounds | siy'krahtihvnahs | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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