concealment

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the condition of being concealed or hidden
  2. noun a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
  3. noun the activity of keeping something secret

Etymology

From Old French concelement (“concealment, secrecy”). By surface analysis, conceal + -ment.

In classic literature

Synonyms

privacy, privateness, secrecy

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