Secretiveness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Secretiveness \Se*cret"ive*ness\, n.
     1. The quality of being secretive; disposition or tendency to
        conceal.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Phren.) The faculty or propensity which impels to


        reserve, secrecy, or concealment.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  secretiveness
       n 1: characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's
            actions or purposes) [syn: {closeness}] [ant: {openness}]
       2: the trait of keeping things secret [syn: {secrecy}, {silence}]