secretiveness

Definitions of secretiveness
  1. noun
    characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)
    synonyms: closeness
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    types:
    furtiveness, sneakiness, stealthiness
    a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously
    type of:
    unsociability, unsociableness
    an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship
  2. noun
    the trait of keeping things secret
    synonyms: secrecy, silence
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    types:
    mum
    secrecy
    type of:
    uncommunicativeness
    the trait of being uncommunicative
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