Transcription
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- [stelth]
- /stɛlθ/
- /stelθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stelth]
- /stɛlθ/
Definitions of stealth word
- noun stealth secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure. 1
- noun stealth a furtive departure or entrance. 1
- noun stealth Obsolete. an act of stealing; theft. the thing stolen; booty. 1
- noun stealth (initial capital letter) Military. a U.S. Air Force project involving a range of technologies, with the purpose of developing aircraft that are difficult to detect by sight, sound, radar, and infrared energy. 1
- adjective stealth surreptitious; secret; not openly acknowledged: a stealth hiring of the competitor's CEO; the stealth issue of the presidential race. 1
- uncountable noun stealth If you use stealth when you do something, you do it quietly and carefully so that no one will notice what you are doing. 0
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Origin of stealth
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English stelthe; compare Old English stælthing theft. See steal, -th1
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Parts of speech for Stealth
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stealth popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stealth usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stealth
noun stealth
- clandestinity — secrecy; the quality of being clandestine
- confidentiality — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
- missile — an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, bullet, or arrow.
- mx — Mail Exchange Record
- clandestineness — The state or quality of being clandestine.
adj stealth
- hole-and-corner — secretive; clandestine; furtive: The political situation was full of hole-and-corner intrigue.
- husher — to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
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