stealth

CEFRC1

/stɛlθ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of moving or acting secretly.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An act of secrecy, especially one involving thievery.

Examples

  • The cheetah uses a combination of stealth and explosive acceleration to catch its prey.

  • The silence and stealth of a hungry cat.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To conceal or infiltrate through the use of stealth.

  2. The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To subject (someone) to stealthing (sexual intercourse without a condom through deception, for example removing the condom mid-act).

More examples

In context

  • go stealth; be stealth; live stealth

  • [The King] thinks it fit[...] that restitution according to this order be made to the petitioners for stealths committed upon them last winter (273).

  • Claudio.[...] But it chances The stealth of our most mutuall entertainment With Character too grosse, is writ on Iuliet.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From 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”).