Secretiveness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)

the trait of keeping things secret

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈiːkɹətˌɪvnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈiːkɹətˌɪvnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈiːkɹətˌɪvnəs/

5 syllables Say it as /sˈiːkɹətˌɪvnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

silence closeness secrecy

Antonyms

openness

Word Forms

close	adjective	inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
secretive	adjective	inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
silence	verb	keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Geheimnistuerei

gekennzeichnet durch einen Mangel an Offenheit (insbesondere gegenüber den eigenen Handlungen oder Zielen)

🇫🇷French

secret

caractérisé par un manque d'ouverture (en particulier sur ses actions ou ses objectifs)

🇪🇸Spanish

sigilo

caracterizado por una falta de apertura (especialmente sobre las acciones o propósitos de uno)

🇮🇹Italian

segretezza

caratterizzato da una mancanza di apertura (soprattutto riguardo alle proprie azioni o scopi)

🇳🇱Dutch

geheimzinnigheid

gekenmerkt door een gebrek aan openheid (vooral over iemands acties of doeleinden)

🇵🇹Portuguese

sigilo

caracterizado pela falta de abertura (especialmente sobre as próprias ações ou propósitos)

🇷🇺Russian

скрытность

характеризуется отсутствием открытости (особенно в отношении своих действий или целей)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गोपनीयता

खुलेपन की कमी की विशेषता (विशेषकर किसी के कार्यों या उद्देश्यों के बारे में)

🇧🇩Bengali

গোপনীয়তা

উন্মুক্ততার অভাব দ্বারা চিহ্নিত (বিশেষত কারও ক্রিয়া বা উদ্দেশ্য সম্পর্কে)

🇮🇳Tamil

இரகசியத்தன்மை

திறந்த தன்மை இல்லாததால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது (குறிப்பாக ஒருவரின் செயல்கள் அல்லது நோக்கங்கள் பற்றி)

🇮🇳Telugu

గోప్యత

బహిరంగత లేకపోవడం (ముఖ్యంగా ఒకరి చర్యలు లేదా ప్రయోజనాల గురించి)

🇮🇳Marathi

गुप्तता

मोकळेपणाच्या अभावाने वैशिष्ट्यीकृत (विशेषत: एखाद्याच्या कृती किंवा हेतूंबद्दल)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગુપ્તતા

નિખાલસતાના અભાવ દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ (ખાસ કરીને કોઈની ક્રિયાઓ અથવા હેતુઓ વિશે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಹಸ್ಯ

ಮುಕ್ತತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಒಬ್ಬರ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಉದ್ದೇಶಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

രഹസ്യാത്മകത

തുറന്ന മനസ്സിൻ്റെ അഭാവം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരാളുടെ പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ചോ ഉദ്ദേശ്യങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ചോ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁਪਤਤਾ

ਖੁੱਲੇਪਣ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਈ ਗਈ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਾਰਵਾਈਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਉਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ)

🇵🇰Urdu

رازداری

کھلے پن کی کمی کی خصوصیت (خاص طور پر کسی کے اعمال یا مقاصد کے بارے میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

隐秘性

特点是缺乏开放性（尤其是关于一个人的行为或目的）

🇯🇵Japanese

秘密主義

オープンさの欠如を特徴とする（特に自分の行動や目的について）

🇰🇷Korean

비밀스러움

개방성이 부족한 것이 특징입니다(특히 자신의 행동이나 목적에 대해).

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bí mật

đặc trưng bởi sự thiếu cởi mở (đặc biệt là về hành động hoặc mục đích của một người)

🇹🇭Thai

ความลึกลับ

โดดเด่นด้วยการขาดความเปิดกว้าง (โดยเฉพาะเกี่ยวกับการกระทำหรือวัตถุประสงค์ของตน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerahasiaan

ditandai dengan kurangnya keterbukaan (terutama mengenai tindakan atau tujuan seseorang)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging mapaglihim

nailalarawan sa kakulangan ng pagiging bukas (lalo na tungkol sa mga aksyon o layunin ng isang tao)

🇲🇾Malay

kerahsiaan

dicirikan oleh kekurangan keterbukaan (terutamanya tentang tindakan atau tujuan seseorang)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السرية

يتميز بعدم الانفتاح (خاصة فيما يتعلق بأفعال الشخص أو أغراضه)

🇮🇷Persian

رازداری

با فقدان صراحت (به ویژه در مورد اقدامات یا اهداف خود) مشخص می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

sır tutma

açıklık eksikliği ile karakterize edilir (özellikle kişinin eylemleri veya amaçları hakkında)

🇮🇱Hebrew

סודיות

מאופיין בחוסר פתיחות (במיוחד לגבי מעשיו או מטרותיו)

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The primary meaning of 'secretiveness' is 'characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)'.

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