STEALTH

stealth, stealing

(noun) avoiding detection by moving carefully

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Verb

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).

Adjective

stealth

(LGBT) Of a transgender person, hiding their transgender status from society after transition.

Anagrams

• Haslett, haltest, lasteth, salteth, stethal

Source: Wiktionary

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Stealth, n. Etym: [OE. staple. See Steal, v. t.]

1. The act of stealing; theft. [Obs.] The owner proveth the stealth to have been committed upon him by such an outlaw. Spenser.

2. The thing stolen; stolen property. [Obs.] "Sluttish dens . . . serving to cover stealths." Sir W. Raleigh.

3. The bringing to pass anything in a secret or concealed manner; a secret procedure; a clandestine practice or action; -- in either a good or a bad sense. Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame. Pope. The monarch, blinded with desire of wealth, With steel invades the brother's life by stealth. Dryden. I told him of your stealth unto this wood. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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