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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English stelthe, from Old English stǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic *stēliþō[1], equivalent to steal + -th. Compare Old English stalu (“theft, stealth”), Old High German stāla (“theft”), German Diebstahl (“theft”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
stealth (countable and uncountable, plural 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.
- 1877, George Hill, An Historical Account of the Plantation in Ulster at the Commencement of the Seventeenth Century, M'Caw, Stevenson & Orr, page 352:
- [The King] thinks it fit[...] that restitution according to this order be made to the petitioners for stealths committed upon them last winter (273).
- 1877, George Hill, An Historical Account of the Plantation in Ulster at the Commencement of the Seventeenth Century, M'Caw, Stevenson & Orr, page 352:
Derived terms[edit]
- stealth game
- stealth mode (“secretive behaviour, to reduce the visibility (or ideally be invisible), or characteristic of being furtive or covert”)
- stealthy
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy
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Verb[edit]
stealth (third-person singular simple present stealths, present participle stealthing, simple past and past participle stealthed)
- (military, computing) To conceal or infiltrate through the use of stealth.
- (slang, intransitive) To have sexual intercourse without a condom through deception (for example, removing the condom mid-act).
- 2017, “Stealthing”: Feminists open Pandora’s box of sexual assault double standards:
- “Stealthing” is an immoral behaviour practiced by both men and women, but only punishes men.
- 2017, “Stealthing”: Feminists open Pandora’s box of sexual assault double standards:
Adjective[edit]
stealth
- (LGBT) Of a transgender person, hiding their transgender status from society after transition.
- go stealth; be stealth; live stealth
- He has lived stealth for 10 years.
- (military, aviation, vehicles, technology) Having properties that diminish radar signatures
Hypernyms[edit]
LGBT
Derived terms[edit]
radar
References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “stealth”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved 31 July 2018.
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