The quality of being secretive; disposition or tendency to conceal.
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Silent; not speaking.
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The quality of being sneaky.
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The state, quality, or character of being stealthy; stealth.
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The quality or state of being unsociable; unsociableness.
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Tending to secrete, or to keep secret or private; as, a secretive disposition.
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Tending to secrete, or to keep secret or private; as, a secretive disposition.
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The state of being close.
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The state or quality of being hidden; as, his movements were detected in spite of their secrecy.
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The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness.
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