stealth

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (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.
2. (archaic, countable) An act of secrecy, especially one involving thievery.

Verb

1. (especially) To conceal or infiltrate through the use of stealth.
2. (slang, transitive) To subject (someone) to stealthing (sexual intercourse without a condom through deception, for example removing the condom mid-act).

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Surreptitious; secret; not openly acknowledged.
2. (not-comparable) Having properties that diminish radar signatures.
3. (not-comparable) Hiding one's transgender status (in general or in specific areas of one's life, e.g. at work) after transition.

Conceptes

sigil

lliscament

ocultació

cautela

furtivitat

Sinònims

stealing

stealthiness

larceny

theft

robbery

privacy

prowl

secrecy

secretiveness

sliding

sneakiness

steal

concealing

thievery

crib

hiding

occultation

piracy

Traduccions

furtivité

sigilo

disimulo

Heimlichkeit

cachette

Schläue

furtividade

dizîkî

nehînî

astuce

discrétion

en cachette

furtif

glissement

furtività

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/stɛlθ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb alt alemany antic: stāla

Heretat de anglès mitjà: stelthe

Heretat de anglès antic: stǣlþ

Cognat amb anglès antic: stalu

Cognat amb alemany: Diebstahl

In summary

From Middle English stelthe, from Old English stǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic *stēliþō, equivalent to steal + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old English stalu (“theft, stealth”), Old High German stāla (“theft”), German Diebstahl (“theft”).