stealth

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

steels

geniepigheid

Synoniemen

stealing

stealthiness

larceny

theft

robbery

privacy

prowl

secrecy

secretiveness

sliding

sneakiness

steal

concealing

thievery

crib

hiding

occultation

piracy

Vertalingen

furtivité

Heimlichkeit

sigilo

disimulo

discrétion

nehînî

razberî

sigil

en cachette

Schläue

astuce

glissement

furtività

dizîkî

cachette

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/stɛlθ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: stāla

Overgenomen van Middelengels: stelthe

Overgenomen van Oudengels: stǣlþ

Verwant aan Oudengels: stalu

Verwant aan Duits: 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”).