die Vertraulichkeit
Translation
confidentiality, privacy, intimacy
Examples
Die Vertraulichkeit der Daten ist sehr wichtig.
The confidentiality of the data is very important.
Er bat um absolute Vertraulichkeit.
He asked for absolute confidentiality.
Wir müssen die Vertraulichkeit wahren.
We must maintain confidentiality.
Grammar Patterns
to maintain confidentiality We must maintain the confidentiality of the information.
to ask for confidentiality The client asked for absolute confidentiality.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Diskretion (discretion), Geheimhaltung (secrecy); Antonyms: Öffentlichkeit (publicity)
Etymology
From the adjective `vertraulich` (confidential) + the noun-forming suffix `-keit`.
Memory Tips
If 'vertraulich' means 'confidential', the '-keit' suffix is like adding '-ity' or '-ness' in English to form 'confidentiality'.