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How to pronounce secretiveness in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms closeness
Type of unsociableness, unsociability
Has types furtiveness, stealthiness, sneakiness
Derivation secretive
Type Words
Synonyms secrecy, silence
Type of uncommunicativeness
Has types mum
Derivation secretive

Examples of secretiveness

secretiveness
Some All-Clad fans have said part of the lure of the sale is its secretiveness.
From the post-gazette.com
So it's pointing to China's secretiveness as justification for assuming the worst.
From the time.com
Mr Kerry marries flexibility of thought with secretiveness in decision-making.
From the economist.com
Tra's secretiveness is typical of the architects of the Communist victory.
From the time.com
The image's ambiguity teases us with the contrast between exhibitionism and secretiveness.
From the sacbee.com
Perhaps the secretiveness, the cautions are necessary to ensure security.
From the guardian.co.uk
Bureaucracy and secretiveness often combine to make the Soviet Union a journalist's despair.
From the time.com
The secretiveness of the FLDS bothers many residents the most.
From the sltrib.com
No one is sure of the exact figure because of the legendary secretiveness of the diamond trade.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Closeness: characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)
  • Secrecy: the trait of keeping things secret
  • Secretiveness is a phrenological faculty.