noun
concealment
kun-SEEL-muhnt/kənˈsiːlmənt/
The act of hiding something or the state of being hidden.
The hollow book provides concealment for the small jewelry box inside it.
Etymology
The noun names an act of hiding, with con- perhaps strengthening the root. Its early legal use concerned deliberately suppressing truth to another person's injury, a specific form of keeping something secret.
In context
but even if they did, it must be in this wood. They would never risk carrying a body very far, and here is surely the best place of concealment in the whole country.
More examples
- The deliberate concealment of evidence makes the crime harder to solve.
- The photographer waits in concealment as the birds approach.
- Concealment of income can lead to serious tax penalties.
Forms
concealment · concealments
conceal verb — To keep something from being seen or discovered.
Similar words
- hiding
- A more everyday word for keeping something unseen or undiscovered.
- secrecy
- Focuses on keeping information unknown rather than objects out of sight.
- camouflage
- Hides something by making it blend into its surroundings.