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STEALTHINESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stealthiness mean?
• STEALTHINESS (noun)
The noun STEALTHINESS has 1 sense:
1. a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously
Familiarity information: STEALTHINESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
furtiveness; sneakiness; stealthiness
Hypernyms ("stealthiness" is a kind of...):
closeness; secretiveness (characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes))
Derivation:
stealthy (marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed)
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