🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

गोपनीयता

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gopneeyata

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Secrecy/ˈsiː.krə.si/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"सहमति के चारों ओर की गोपनीयता ने बाहरी लोगों के लिए समझना मुश्किल बना दिया।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state of being secret or concealed.

    "The secrecy surrounding the negotiations made it difficult for outsiders to understand the agreement."
  2. 2

    The quality of being secretive or not revealing information.

    "Her secrecy about her personal life raised many questions among her friends."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'secrecy' originates from the Latin 'secretus', meaning 'set apart' or 'hidden', which evolved through Old French 'secrecie' in the Middle Ages. The term has maintained its core meaning of concealment and privacy throughout its history.

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🇫🇷French → English

Secret

Transliteration: se-kret

Script: secret

"Le secret entourant les négociations a rendu difficile la compréhension de l'accord."

🇩🇪German → English

Geheimhaltung

Transliteration: ge-hime-halt-ung

"Die Geheimhaltung der Verhandlungen erschwerte es den Außenstehenden, das Abkommen zu verstehen."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Segretezza

Transliteration: se-gre-tez-za

Script: secretezza

"La segretezza che circonda i negoziati ha reso difficile per gli esterni comprendere l'accordo."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Secreto

Transliteration: se-kre-to

Script: secreto

"El secreto que rodea las negociaciones dificultó la comprensión del acuerdo por parte de los externos."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Segredo

Transliteration: se-gre-do

Script: segredo

"O segredo em torno das negociações dificultou a compreensão do acordo por parte dos de fora."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

गोपनीयता

Transliteration: gopneeyata

"सहमति के चारों ओर की गोपनीयता ने बाहरी लोगों के लिए समझना मुश्किल बना दिया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

保密

Transliteration: bǎomì

"围绕谈判的保密性使外部人士难以理解协议。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

비밀

Transliteration: bimil

"협상에 대한 비밀은 외부인이 계약을 이해하기 어렵게 만들었습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

秘密

Transliteration: himitsu

"交渉に関する秘密は、外部の人々が合意を理解するのを難しくしました。"

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