secrecy
noun /ˈsiːkrəsi/
/ˈsiːkrəsi/
[uncountable]- the fact of making sure that nothing is known about something; the state of being secret
- the need for absolute secrecy in this matter
- Everyone involved was sworn to secrecy.
- The whole affair is still shrouded in secrecy.
Extra Examples- The drugs squad operates in the greatest secrecy.
- The organization has managed to maintain secrecy about its activities.
- The Ministry of Defence must answer for its culture of secrecy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- complete
- total
- …
- maintain
- be cloaked in
- be shrouded in
- …
- surround something
- in secrecy
- secrecy about
- a blanket of secrecy
- a cloak of secrecy
- a veil of secrecy
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from secret, probably on the pattern of privacy.