Definitions for secrecy
ˈsi krə sise·cre·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. secrecy, secretiveness, silencenoun

   the trait of keeping things secret

2. privacy, privateness, secrecy, concealmentnoun

   the condition of being concealed or hidden

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. secrecynoun

   Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden

2. secrecynoun

   The habit of keeping secrets.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Secrecynoun

   Etymology: from secret.

   1. Privacy; state of being hidden.

   That’s not suddenly to be perform’d,
   But with advice and silent secrecy. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   The lady Anne,
   Whom the king hath in secrecy long married,
   This day was view’d in open as his queen. William Shakespeare, H. VIII.

   In nature’s book of infinite secrecy,
   A little can I read. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

   2. Solitude; retirement.

   Thou in thy secrecy, although alone,
   Best with thyself accompany’d, seek’st not
   Social communication. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

   There is no such thing as perfect secrecy, to encourage a rational mind to the perpetration of any base action; for a man must first extinguish and put out the great light within him, his conscience; he must get away from himself, and shake off the thousand witnesses which he always carries about him, before he can be alone. Robert South, Sermons.

   3. Forbearance of discovery.

   It is not with publick as with private prayer: in this rather secrecy is commanded than outward shew; whereas that being the publick act of a whole society, requireth accordingly more care to be had of external appearance. Richard Hooker.

   4. Fidelity to a secret; taciturnity inviolate; close silence.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Secrecy

   Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret. Secrecy is often controversial, depending on the content or nature of the secret, the group or people keeping the secret, and the motivation for secrecy. Secrecy by government entities is often decried as excessive or in promotion of poor operation; excessive revelation of information on individuals can conflict with virtues of privacy and confidentiality. It is often contrasted with social transparency. Secrecy can exist in a number of different ways: encoding or encryption (where mathematical and technical strategies are used to hide messages), true secrecy (where restrictions are put upon those who take part of the message, such as through government security classification) and obfuscation, where secrets are hidden in plain sight behind complex idiosyncratic language (jargon) or steganography. Another classification proposed by Claude Shannon in 1948 reads there are three systems of secrecy within communication: concealment systems, including such methods as invisible ink, concealing a message in an innocent text, or in a fake covering cryptogram, or other methods in which the existence of the message is concealed from the enemy privacy systems, for example, voice inversion, in which special equipment is required to recover the message "true" secrecy systems where the meaning of the message is concealed by the cypher, code, etc., although its existence is not hidden, and the enemy is assumed to have any special equipment necessary to intercept and record the transmitted signal

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. secrecy

   Secrecy is the act of keeping information hidden or concealed, often to prevent others from knowing or discovering certain facts or details. It involves maintaining a state of privacy or confidentiality to protect sensitive or valuable information from being shared or disclosed. This concept often applies to personal matters, government or business information, or any other situation where knowledge is restricted or controlled.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Secrecynoun

   the state or quality of being hidden; as, his movements were detected in spite of their secrecy

2. Secrecynoun

   that which is concealed; a secret

3. Secrecynoun

   seclusion; privacy; retirement

4. Secrecynoun

   the quality of being secretive; fidelity to a secret; forbearance of disclosure or discovery

5. Etymology: [From Secret.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Secrecy

   Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups, perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret. Secrecy is often controversial, depending on the content of the secret, the group or people keeping the secret, and the motivation for secrecy. Secrecy by government entities is often decried as excessive or in promotion of poor operation; excessive revelation of information on individuals can conflict with virtues of privacy and confidentiality.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. secrecy

   In military economy this quality is peculiarly requisite. It signifies fidelity to a secret; taciturnity inviolate; close silence. Officers, in particular, should be well aware of the importance of it, as the divulging of what has been confidentially intrusted to them, especially on expeditions, might render the whole project abortive. The slightest deviation from it is very justly considered a breach of honor, as scandalous conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. In official matters the person so offending is liable to the severest punishment and penalty.

Matched Categories

1. • Isolation
   • Uncommunicativeness

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How to pronounce secrecy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say secrecy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of secrecy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of secrecy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of secrecy in a Sentence

1. Delcianna Winders:

   I think there are two interrelated things underlying this new secrecy, an overt push by the agency to move away from regulating and enforcing and instead toward treating regulated entities as clients to whom they provide services.

2. Jay Bender:

   There is an alternative to the imposition of a cloak of secrecy over what has happened in Charleston.

3. Dick Cheney:

   I want to make the case for secrecy in government when it comes to the conduct of national security affairs, and possibly for deception where that's appropriate.

4. Seo Ki-seok:

   The law is unconstitutional as it infringes people's right to make their own decisions on sex and secrecy and freedom of their private life, violating the principle banning excessive enforcement.

5. The SEC:

   To most people, dark pools are a little bit of a mystery, and that's because they often function in great secrecy. Today's proposal seeks to shine a light into that darkness.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=secrecy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Secrecy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=secrecy
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secrecy
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secrecy
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=secrecy
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=secrecy