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stealth

/stɛlθ/

Rhymes with -ɛlθ

Where it comes from

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”).

noun stealths

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.
archaic, countable An act of secrecy, especially one involving thievery. Claudio.[...] But it chances The stealth of our most mutuall entertainment With Character too grosse, is writ on Iuliet.

verb stealths · stealthing · stealthed

especially To conceal or infiltrate through the use of stealth.
slang, transitive To subject (someone) to stealthing (sexual intercourse without a condom through deception, for example removing the condom mid-act). For her, there's a clear link between this behavior and that of avowed stealthers: : both stem from a place of sexism and misogyny, and to the extent that they differ, it's only by degree. Tellingly, Davis's work treats deception as merely one of several ways that men engage in the behavior she term

adjective

not comparable Surreptitious; secret; not openly acknowledged.
not comparable Having properties that diminish radar signatures.
not comparable Hiding one's transgender status (in general or in specific areas of one's life, e.g. at work) after transition. go stealth; be stealth; live stealth
Similar: closeted

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: stealing, sneak, elusive, secrecy, occult, secret, discreet, disguised, confidentiality, hidden, discrete, contact, secure, discretion, quiet, silence

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noun attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy

Español	sigilo, cautela
日本語	ステルス suterusu
中文	隱身 /隐身 yǐnshēn, 隱形 /隐形 yǐnxíng
Português	furtividade, sorrateiro
Français	furtivité, discrétion
Deutsch	Heimlichkeit
Ελληνικά	κλοπή klopí, λαθραία lathraía, μυστικότητα mystikótita
Русский	хи́трость xítrostʹ, скры́тность skrýtnost', незаме́тность n'ezamétnost'

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@misc{stealth_2026,
  title = {stealth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stealth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}