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secretiveness:
- mysterie; geheimzinnigheid
secretive:
- achterbaks; stiekem; doortrapt; listig; geniepig; snood; slinks; in het geniep; gluiperig
Wiktionary:
- secretive → gesloten, gereserveerd

English

Detailed Translations for secretiveness from English to Dutch

secretiveness:

secretiveness [the ~] nom

the secretiveness (mystery; mysteriousness)
het mysterie; de geheimzinnigheid
- mysterie [het ~] nom
- geheimzinnigheid [de ~ (v)] nom

Translation Matrix for secretiveness:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
geheimzinnigheid	mysteriousness; mystery; secretiveness
mysterie	mysteriousness; mystery; secretiveness
-	closeness; secrecy; silence
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	mysteriousness

Related Words for "secretiveness":

secretive

Synonyms for "secretiveness":

closeness; unsociability; unsociableness
secrecy; silence; uncommunicativeness

Antonyms for "secretiveness":

openness

Related Definitions for "secretiveness":

the trait of keeping things secret¹
characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)¹

secretive:

secretive adj

secretive (underhand; sneaky; malicious; secretly; sneakily; nasty; on the sly; covert; mean; behind someone's back)
achterbaks; stiekem; doortrapt; listig; geniepig; snood; slinks; in het geniep; gluiperig
- achterbaks adj
- stiekem adj
- doortrapt adj
- listig adj
- geniepig adj
- snood adj
- slinks adj
- in het geniep adj
- gluiperig adj

Translation Matrix for secretive:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
achterbaks	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	bad; behind one's back; cunning; false; falsely; foul; indecent; jarring; low; mean; nasty; offensive; ribald; scurvy; secretly; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile
doortrapt	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; roguish; sharp; shrewd; slick; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile
geniepig	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	bad; behind one's back; cunning; false; falsely; foul; indecent; jarring; low; mean; nasty; offensive; on the sly; ribald; scurvy; secretly; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; underhanded; vicious; vile
gluiperig	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	bad; behind one's back; blackguardly; cunning; false; falsely; foul; indecent; jarring; low; mean; nasty; offensive; ribald; roguish; scoundrelly; scurvy; secretly; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile; villainous
listig	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; roguish; sharp; shrewd; slick; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile
slinks	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; roguish; sharp; shrewd; slick; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile
snood	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	bad; behind one's back; cunning; false; falsely; foul; indecent; jarring; low; malicious; mean; nasty; offensive; ribald; scurvy; secretly; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile; wicked
stiekem	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	bad; behind one's back; clandestine; concealed; covertly; cunning; false; falsely; foul; furtive; in secret; indecent; jarring; low; mean; nasty; offensive; ribald; scurvy; secretly; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; sneakily; sneaking; stealthy; underhand; vicious; vile
-	close; closelipped; closemouthed; tightlipped
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
in het geniep	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	bad; behind one's back; clandestine; concealed; covertly; falsely; foul; furtive; in secret; indecent; jarring; low; mean; nasty; offensive; ribald; scurvy; secretly; sneakily; sneaking; stealthily; stealthy; vicious; vile

Related Words for "secretive":

secretiveness, secretively, secret

Synonyms for "secretive":

close; closelipped; closemouthed; tightlipped; uncommunicative; incommunicative

Related Definitions for "secretive":

inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information¹

Wiktionary Translations for secretive:

secretive

adjective

having an inclination to secrecy
- secretive → gesloten; gereserveerd

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University