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English Dictionary: secretiveness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
secretiveness
n
  1. characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)
    Synonym(s): closeness, secretiveness
    Antonym(s): nakedness, openness
  2. the trait of keeping things secret
    Synonym(s): secrecy, secretiveness, silence
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.
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