secretiveness

Variant of secretive

secretive definition

se·cre·tive (sē′krə tiv; occas., and for 2 always, si krēt′iv)

adjective

  1. tending to conceal one's thoughts, feelings, affairs, etc. from others; reticent; not frank or open
  2. secretory

Etymology: secret + -ive

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