† secretnessn.

Etymology: < secret adj. + -ness suffix.

Obsolete.

The state or condition of being secret.

1. Secrecy, privacy; reticence. in secretness: secretly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun]

dighelnessc1000

dernship?c1225

derna1250

concealmenta1325

hidnessc1330

hiddennessc1380

privy1384

secrenessc1386

secre1390

stillnessa1400

secretnessa1475

hodelnessec1475

scuggery?a1500

hugger-mugger1529

closeness1562

secrecy1563

privatenessa1586

covertness1592

hugger-mug1654

privacy1702

conspiracy of silence1865

hush-hush1973

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > disposition to secrecy, secretiveness

secrecy1423

secretnessa1475

privacy1624

uncommunicativeness1751

snugness1778

secretiveness1815

cageyness1950

a1475 G. Ashby Active Policy Prince 354 Kepe secretnesse as a secretarye.

a1475 G. Ashby Active Policy Prince 621 Whan any tellethe you any tale,..than kepe it in secretnesse treuleche.

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer i. f. cccxxx A thyng enclosed vnder secretnesse of pryuite.

a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. G.j He..ought to entre into his owne secretnes, and to thynke profoundely.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cccxlii Now again muttering something in great secreatnes.

1654 A. Cokayne tr. G. F. Loredano Dianea iii. 246 Being growne impatient of my timerous secretnesse.. I asked her Advice: If it were better to discover ones flames to a Mistris by Letters, word of mouth, or by the Intercession of others.

2. That which is secret.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > something concealed, a secret

derna1000

counsel1377

secrec1386

dernheada1400

secretnessc1425

secrecyc1450

secret1450

concealment1598

reservation1612

cabal1631

recess1646

occult1648

reserve1680

state secret1822

reserving1844

inédit1910

c1425 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 13 And begane a litill while to hyde the secretnesse of his soule.

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) xcv. 310 Whan ye were prisoner in Babylone I dyscoueryd the secretnes of my mynde to hym, and shewed hym of y^e loue betwen you and me.

1623 W. Lisle Serm. Easter Day in Ælfric's Saxon Treat. 13 Then ought we..not to search rashly of that deepe secretnes aboue the measure of our vnderstanding.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	secretness
释义	† secretnessn. Etymology: < secret adj. + -ness suffix. Obsolete. The state or condition of being secret. 1. Secrecy, privacy; reticence. in secretness: secretly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] dighelnessc1000 dernship?c1225 derna1250 concealmenta1325 hidnessc1330 hiddennessc1380 privy1384 secrenessc1386 secre1390 stillnessa1400 secretnessa1475 hodelnessec1475 scuggery?a1500 hugger-mugger1529 closeness1562 secrecy1563 privatenessa1586 covertness1592 hugger-mug1654 privacy1702 conspiracy of silence1865 hush-hush1973 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > disposition to secrecy, secretiveness secrecy1423 secretnessa1475 privacy1624 uncommunicativeness1751 snugness1778 secretiveness1815 cageyness1950 a1475 G. Ashby Active Policy Prince 354 Kepe secretnesse as a secretarye. a1475 G. Ashby Active Policy Prince 621 Whan any tellethe you any tale,..than kepe it in secretnesse treuleche. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer i. f. cccxxx A thyng enclosed vnder secretnesse of pryuite. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. G.j He..ought to entre into his owne secretnes, and to thynke profoundely. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cccxlii Now again muttering something in great secreatnes. 1654 A. Cokayne tr. G. F. Loredano Dianea iii. 246 Being growne impatient of my timerous secretnesse.. I asked her Advice: If it were better to discover ones flames to a Mistris by Letters, word of mouth, or by the Intercession of others. 2. That which is secret. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > something concealed, a secret derna1000 counsel1377 secrec1386 dernheada1400 secretnessc1425 secrecyc1450 secret1450 concealment1598 reservation1612 cabal1631 recess1646 occult1648 reserve1680 state secret1822 reserving1844 inédit1910 c1425 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 13 And begane a litill while to hyde the secretnesse of his soule. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) xcv. 310 Whan ye were prisoner in Babylone I dyscoueryd the secretnes of my mynde to hym, and shewed hym of y^e loue betwen you and me. 1623 W. Lisle Serm. Easter Day in Ælfric's Saxon Treat. 13 Then ought we..not to search rashly of that deepe secretnes aboue the measure of our vnderstanding. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.c1425
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