stealth
The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the…The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others.
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» The silence and stealth of a hungry cat.
anthrax26 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(uncountable)The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others.
Heimlichkeit
хи́тростьxítrostʹ, скры́тностьskrýtnost', незаме́тностьn'ezamétnost'
(archaic, countable)An act of secrecy, especially one involving thievery.
- avoiding detection by moving carefully
Examples
6 sentencesThe silence and stealth of a hungry cat.
I have master stealth skills, like a ninja.
The cheetah uses a combination of stealth and explosive acceleration to catch its prey.
Stealth is a leopard's greatest weapon.
The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have it found out by accident.
deDas größte Vergnügen, das ich kenne, ist es, heimlich eine gute Tat zu tun, die dann zufällig entdeckt wird. — Tamy
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English stelthe, from Old English stǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic *stēliþō, to ProtFrom Middle English stelthe, from Old English stǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic *stēliþō, to Proto-Germanic *stelaną (“to steal, to sneak”) + *-iþō, equivalent to steal + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old English stalu (“theft, stealth”), Old High German stāla (“theft”), German Diebstahl (“theft”).
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Forms
plural: stealthsSynonyms
1 synonyms- avoiding detection by moving carefully:stealing
Word family
21 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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