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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/secrecy/#m1)

2) Secrecy is the state of being secret. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/secrecy/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/secrecy/#x1)
- We were sworn to secrecy about the present. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/secrecy/#x2)
- The spies worked in total secrecy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/secrecy/#x3)
- Secrecy was important in the treasure hunt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/secrecy/#x4)
- Don't keep secrets that make you feel scared — secrecy like that is not okay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/secrecy/#x5)
- 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/secrecy/#x6)

### 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/secrecy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.