secrecy
noun
[ ˈsiːkrɪsi ]
• the action of keeping something secret or the state of being kept secret.
• "the bidding is conducted in secrecy"
Similar:
confidentiality,
classified nature,
privateness,
clandestineness,
furtiveness,
surreptitiousness,
secretiveness,
stealth,
stealthiness,
covertness,
cloak and dagger,
mystery,
Origin:
late Middle English: from secret, probably on the pattern of privacy .
