SECRETIVE

Meaning of SECRETIVE in English

adj. inclined to make or keep secrets; uncommunicative. secretively adv. secretiveness n.

[ back-form. f. secretiveness after F secrétivité (as SECRET) ]

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SECRETIVE — hilumon
English-Visayan vocabulary
SECRETIVE — adjective Etymology: back-formation from ~ness, part translation of French secrétivité Date: 1835 disposed to secrecy ; not open or outgoing …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SECRETIVE — in senses 1 & 2: ˈsēkrə̇d.iv, -ə̇tiv; sə̇ˈkrēd.]iv, sēˈ-, -ˈkrēt], ]ēv also ]əv; in sense 3: ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: back-formation …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SECRETIVE — (a.) Tending to secrete, or to keep secret or private; as, a secretive disposition.
Английский словарь Webster
SECRETIVE — ( a. ) Tending to secrete, or to keep secret or private; as, a secretive disposition.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SECRETIVE — secretive 1 — secretively , adv. — secretiveness , n. /see"kri tiv, si kree"-/ , adj. having or showing a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SECRETIVE — adj. tending to keep secrets, reticent, stealthy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SECRETIVE — adjective Etymology: back-formation from secretiveness, part translation of French secrétivité Date: 1835 : disposed to secrecy : not open or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SECRETIVE — adj tending to secrete, or to keep secret or private; as, a secretive disposition.
Webster English vocab
SECRETIVE — ■ adjective inclined to conceal feelings and intentions or not to disclose information. Derivatives ~ly adverb ~ness noun Origin C19: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SECRETIVE — [se.cre.tive] adj [back-formation fr. secretiveness, part trans. of F secretivite] (1853): disposed to secrecy: not open or outgoing in speech, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SECRETIVE — secretive BrE AmE ˈsiːk rət ɪv -rɪt-; sɪ ˈkriːt ɪv, sə- AmE \ ˈsiːk rət̬ ɪv sɪ ˈkriːt̬ ɪv ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SECRETIVE — / ˈsiːkrətɪv; NAmE / adjective secretive (about sth) tending or liking to hide your thoughts, feelings, ideas, etc. from other …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECRETIVE — se ‧ cre ‧ tive /ˈsiːkrətɪv, ˈsiːkrɪtɪv, sɪˈkriːtɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ secrecy , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SECRETIVE — adj. inclined to make or keep secrets; uncommunicative. øøsecretively adv. secretiveness n. [back-form. f. secretiveness after F secr÷tivit÷ (as SECRET)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SECRETIVE — adj. inclined to make or keep secrets; uncommunicative. Derivatives: secretively adv. secretiveness n. Etymology: back-form. f. secretiveness after F secr{eacute}tivit{eacute} …
Oxford English vocab
SECRETIVE — If you are secretive , you like to have secrets and to keep your knowledge, feelings, or intentions hidden. Billionaires …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECRETIVE — If you are ~, you like to have secrets and to keep your knowledge, feelings, or intentions hidden. Billionaires are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SECRETIVE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB so ▪ So why was the fortune-teller so secretive ? ▪ At least one …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SECRETIVE — [adjective] - See at secret
Cambridge English vocab
SECRETIVE — Synonyms and related words : close, closemouthed, dark, discreet, disinclined to communicate, evasive, excretory, lachrymal, lachrymose, lacrimatory, lactational, lacteal, lacteous, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SECRETIVE — a. Reserved, reticent, close, uncommunicative, cautious, wary, taciturn.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SECRETIVE — adj. reticent, silent, close-mouthed, taciturn, uncommunicative, reserved, tight-lipped, close, Colloq mum Robert is very secretive about where he goes every …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SECRETIVE — прил. скрытный, замкнутый They have remained secretive about the rumours. ≈ Они не проговорились о слухах. Syn : taciturn скрытный, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SECRETIVE — secretive.ogg ʹsi:krı|tıv,sıʹkri:tıv- a скрытный, замкнутый a shy secretive girl - застенчивая и замкнутая девушка he is secretive about his plans …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SECRETIVE — secretive прил.скрытный, замкнутый They have remained secretive about the rumours. — Они не проговорились о слухах. Syn:taciturn, silent
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SECRETIVE — a скрытный, замкнутый a shy secretive girl - застенчивая и замкнутая девушка he is secretive about his plans - он …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SECRETIVE — прил. скрытный, замкнутый They have remained secretive about the rumours. — Они не проговорились о слухах. Syn: taciturn , silent
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SECRETIVE — прил. скрытный, замкнутый They have remained secretive about the rumours. — Они не проговорились о слухах. Syn: taciturn, silent
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SECRETIVE — прил. скрытный, замкнутый They have remained secretive about the rumours. ≈ Они не проговорились о слухах. Syn : taciturn скрытный, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SECRETIVE — adj. Pronunciation: ' s ē -kr ə -tiv, si- ' kr ē - Function: adjective Etymology: back-formation from secretiveness, part …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SECRETIVE — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SECRETIVE — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc. ▪ highly ▪ his highly …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SECRETIVE — See ↑ SECRET 6
Longman Activator English vocab
SECRETIVE — adj. 25B6; adjective UNCOMMUNICATIVE, secret, unforthcoming, playing one's cards close to one's chest, reticent, reserved, silent, non-communicative, quiet, tight-lipped, close-mouthed, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SECRETIVE — adj. ~ about (~ about one's plans)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SECRETIVE — Скрытный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SECRETIVE — (a) замкнутый; скрытный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SECRETIVE — a скрытный, замкнутый a shy ~ girl - застенчивая и замкнутая девушка he is ~ about his plans - он …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SECRETIVE — adj. скрытный, замкнутый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SECRETIVE — adj. скрытный, замкнутый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SECRETIVE — _a. скрытный _Syn: taciturn
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SECRETIVE — a. скрытный Syn: taciturn
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SECRETIVE — _a. скрытный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SECRETIVE — Невысказанный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SECRETIVE — Затаенный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SECRETIVE — Заветный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SECRETIVE — скрытный
English-Russian Online Dictionary
SECRETIVE — скрытный, замкнутый
English-Russian vocab
SECRETIVE — скрытный
Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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