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Secretiveness vs Secrecy - What's the difference?

secretiveness | secrecy |

As nouns the difference between secretiveness and secrecy

is that secretiveness is the state or characteristic of being secretive while secrecy is concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.

secretiveness

English

Noun

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  • The state or characteristic of being secretive.

    • See also

    * conspiracy of silence * wall of silence

    secrecy

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia secrecy)
  • Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
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  • *:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
  • The habit of keeping secrets.

    • Synonyms

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