secretiveness

Definition of secretiveness in English English dictionary: The property of being secretive; The faculty or propensity which impels to reserve, secrecy, or concealment; characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes); {i} reticence, quality of tending to keep secrets, stealth; the trait of keeping things secret; The quality of being secretive; disposition or tendency to conceal
secretive: Having an inclination to secrecy
secretive: having a tendency to conceal
secretive: Tending to secrete, or to keep secret or private; as, a secretive disposition
secretive: If you are secretive, you like to have secrets and to keep your knowledge, feelings, or intentions hidden. Billionaires are usually fairly secretive about the exact amount that they're worth. + secretively se·cre·tive·ly a banknote handed over secretively in the entrance to a building. + secretiveness se·cre·tive·ness He was evasive, to the point of secretiveness. a secretive person or organization likes to keep their thoughts, intentions, or actions hidden from others
secretive: {s} tending to keep secrets, reticent, stealthy
secretive: inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"