secretiveness
noun
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English secretive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English secretiveness From secretive + -ness.
- The state or characteristic of being secretive.
“For a moment he was torn between the secretiveness bred of his position and a human desire to expound his shrewdness.”