[syn: secrecy, secretiveness, silence]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Secretiveness \Se*cret"ive*ness\, n.
1. The quality of being secretive; disposition or tendency to
conceal.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Phren.) The faculty or propensity which impels to
reserve, secrecy, or concealment.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
secretiveness
n 1: characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's
actions or purposes) [syn: closeness, secretiveness]
[ant: nakedness, openness]
2: the trait of keeping things secret [syn: secrecy,
secretiveness, silence]