Hypertext Webster Gateway: "secretiveness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Secretiveness \Se*cret"ive*ness\, n.
1. The quality of being secretive; disposition or tendency to
conceal.
2. (Phren.) The faculty or propensity which impels to
reserve, secrecy, or concealment.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
secretiveness
n 1: characterized by a lack of openness esp about one's actions
or purposes [syn: {closeness}] [ant: {openness}]
2: the trait of keeping things secret [syn: {secrecy}, {silence}]
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