heimelijk

Meaning

  1. secretive
  2. furtive, stealthy

Concepts

furtive
clandestine
surreptitious
secret
㊙️
secretly
stealthy
clandestinely
thievish
veiled
theftful
cattish
shimmy-shammy
devious
reticent
secretive
slinky
sneaky
snide
Synonyms

geheim
A2
㊙️
stiekem
B2
clandestien
43k

in het geheim

verstolen

verborgen
B1
geniepig
35k
tersluiks

in stilte

stieken

stilletjes
C1
besmuikt
㊙️
achterbaks
C2

verdoken

bedrieglijk
27k
gesloten
B1
kronkelend
ondergronds
C1
onoprecht
47k
slinks
39k
Translations

heimlich
㊙️
geheim
㊙️
furtif
furtivo
à la dérobée
subreptice
furtivo
clandestin
verstohlen
furtivo
dizîkî
verdeckt
sournois
insgeheim
verborgen
Frequency

C2
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
heimelijc
In summary

From Middle Dutch heimelijc, fro Proto-West Germanic *haimalīk. Equivalent to heim + -lijk.

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