furtiveness
- noun
- /ˈfɜrtɪv.nəs/
:
furtividad
- She spoke with a certain furtiveness, glancing around to see if anyone was listening.
Examples
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That the furtiveness and lying outweigh the happiness we might have.
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The Chippewa responded with increased furtiveness.
Academic text (1997) -
At times, his surly furtiveness was irritating.
Fiction book (2002) -
Why all the furtiveness?
Academic text (2016) -
INT. HILLYER HOME - FRONT HALL - NIGHT CUT TO a shot of Buddy coming with great furtiveness from the living room out into the front hall.
Fiction book (1991) -
That was why she arranged for the motel and why she did for Nick as many things as she could in the hour or two they had together there, because from a certain furtiveness in his manner and a reluctance to meet her eye, she sensed that what she feared was true.
Fiction book (1996) -
If he had ever gone public with it, liberals would have pilloried him for opposing sexual freedom, and puritans would have been just as furious at his rationale that furtiveness made sex sexier.
Academic text (1999) -
The choice of the word "spy" suggests a furtiveness about the observation: a removal so pronounced as to go unperceived—and yet a surveillance that is clearly intentional, even anticipatory.
Academic text (2017) -
His furtiveness made everyone suspicious of his actions as he moved quietly through the crowded room.
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The cat's furtiveness was evident as it crept silently across the lawn to catch its prey.
Synonyms
201
2.7
Being where other people cannot find you to stay safe
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6.5
Quiet movement to avoid being seen or heard
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5.0
Keeping something hidden or secret
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5.3
A secret way of behaving that hides someone's plans
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6.0
Doing things quietly to trick people without them noticing
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6.5
The habit of not telling people things or hiding information from them
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5.3
An act of hiding something so people do not know about it
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7.3
Quiet and secret actions to avoid being noticed
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7.5
A tendency to be careful and secret about giving information
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6.9
A way of being careful and reserved about sharing personal thoughts or feelings
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7.8
A state in which something is out of sight and hard to notice or understand
Habit of doing things in a hidden way
The state of being secret to avoid being noticed
Being secret so other people do not know about it
Care in speech and actions to avoid embarrassing or hurting others
Being alone and not seen by other people
Antonyms
How Secretive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Furtiveness comes from furtive, which goes back to the old Latin words furtum 'theft' and fur 'thief'. Think of a thief trying not to be seen, and you can see why furtiveness means being secretive or moving to avoid notice.