clandestine
English · Français · Italiano · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
clandestine
- /klænˈdɛst(a)ɪn/
- /klænˈdɛs.tən/
- /ˈklændɪst(a)ɪn/
- /ˈklændəst(a)ɪn/
Rhymes with -ɛstɪn
Where it comes from
From Latin clandestīnus (“secret, concealed”); compare French clandestin.
adjective more clandestine · most clandestine
-
Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.
clandestine military operations
Similar: covert, furtive, hush-hush, secret, secretive, undercover, abstruse, behind the scenes, catlike, backroom, backstairs, stealth
- Not recognized as a regular member.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hole-and-corner, cloak-and-dagger, covert, undercover, surreptitious, secret, hush-hush, hugger-mugger, underground, secretly, secretive, secrecy, occult, confidential, confidentiality, private
Translations
Every language
adj done or kept in secret
| Español | clandestino |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 은밀(隱密)하다 eunmilhada |
| 日本語 | 秘密の himitsu no, 不法の fuhō no |
| 中文 | 暗中的 ànzhōng de, 秘密的 mìmì de, 地下的 dìxià de |
| Português | clandestino |
| Français | clandestin |
| Deutsch | klammheimlich, heimlich, geheim, klandestin |
| Italiano | clandestino |
| Ελληνικά | μυστικός mystikós, κρυφός kryfós, λαθραίος lathraíos |
| Română | clandestin |
| Русский | подпо́льный podpólʹnyj, та́йный tájnyj, секре́тный sekrétnyj, нелега́льный nelegálʹnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | bí mật |
| العربية | سري sirri |
Talk about this word "clandestine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clandestine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. clandestine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clandestine "clandestine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clandestine.Cite this
@misc{clandestine_2026,
title = {clandestine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clandestine},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
