From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsecrecyse‧cre‧cy /ˈsiːkrəsi/●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる noun [uncountable]1SECRETthe process of keeping something secret, or when something is kept a secret → secretI must stress the need for absolute secrecy about the project.His work was shrouded in secrecy.the veil of secrecy that covered the talks2 →swear somebody to secrecyExamples from the Corpussecrecy• A 10-year life span for classified information, unless an agencyspecifies that the information must have continued secrecy.• You must make him understand the need for secrecy.• The expansion of citizenparticipation is greatly threatenedtoday by government secrecy, industrial monopolies, and a closed media.• They were given uniforms; there was a rudimentary organisation; they practiseddrilling and, in secrecy, weapons training.• There is a great deal of secrecy within the organization.• The decision to release the documents reverses a RedCrosspolicy of secrecy.• It had what all lovers lovers, seek, secrecy, privacy, exclusivity.• Why all the secrecy? You've got nothing to be ashamed of.• Anna swore me to secrecy on the subject of her family until her book came out.• In implementing his plan, Reagan operated in the utmostsecrecy.• Our commandingofficeremphasized the need to maintain the utmost secrecy about the operation at all times.absolute secrecy• In the area of basicnationaldefense the frequent need for absolute secrecy is, of course, self-evident.• Secrecy Rule 2.1 stresses the need for absolute secrecy before an announcement is made.• Until radicals grasped the need to conduct their affairs in absolute secrecy, their chances of conspiring effectively were remote.Originsecrecy(1500-1600)secretie"secrecy"((15-16 centuries)), from secre"secret"((14-16 centuries)), from Old Frenchsecré, from Latinsecretus; → SECRET1