secrecy

«secrecy» in Mova's school dictionary: keeping something secret so others do not find out — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (secrecy — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Secrecy is keeping something secret so others do not find out. tree →

2) Secrecy is the state of being secret. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories: plans made in secrecy, surprise parties, spies. In safety lessons: some secrecy is bad — if an adult asks you to keep a secret that makes you feel unsafe, tell a trusted adult. Phrases: «in secrecy», «in great secrecy», «sworn to secrecy».

examples

• The surprise party was planned in great secrecy. tree →
• We were sworn to secrecy about the present. tree →
• The spies worked in total secrecy. tree →
• Secrecy was important in the treasure hunt. tree →
• Don't keep secrets that make you feel scared — secrecy like that is not okay. tree →
• It must be done in all secrecy, and the priest must not know of it, otherwise I shall get into trouble, as it is forbidden. tree →

note

Noun of «secret»; spelled with -cy (not «secretcy»). Uncountable. A surprise (a happy secret that will soon be told) is different from an unsafe secret.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «secrecy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.