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stealthiness

stealthiness

1 7.3
Quiet and secret actions to avoid being noticed
  • noun
  • /ˈstɛlθi.nəs/
translation icon : sigilo

Examples

  • For added stealthiness, the app can also package your link inside a bit.

    Blog text (32)
  • But his renewed stealthiness was showing him the way.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Suddenly it occurred to him that the gesture held a suspicious stealthiness.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • In any case, at that point in the adventure, the need was for stealth, not bravado, and his stealthiness was exactly what Bilbo had been brought along for.

    Blog text (33)
  • The thief relied on his stealthiness to move unnoticed through the dark alley.

  • Her stealthiness allowed her to sneak up on the unsuspecting rabbit.

  • They praised the stealthiness of the new drone, which could avoid detection by radar.

Synonyms

hiding
vsstealthiness
201 2.7

Being where other people cannot find you to stay safe

highlights silent, cautious behaviour to avoid notice rather than mere concealment
secrecy
vsstealthiness
165 4.4

Keeping information hidden from other people

is about quiet, cautious behaviour to avoid physical notice rather than information control
stealth
vsstealthiness
117 6.5

Quiet movement to avoid being seen or heard

focuses on the general quality of being quiet and secretive rather than the act
obscurity
vsstealthiness
33 7.4

A time when a person or thing is unknown and not noticed

focuses specifically on quiet secret behaviour to avoid notice rather than being generally unknown
concealment
vsstealthiness
8 5.0

Keeping something hidden or secret

centres on quiet secret behaviour as a manner rather than the hiding act
sneakiness
vsstealthiness
1 6.0

Doing things quietly to trick people without them noticing

focuses on quiet avoidance of notice without necessarily implying deception
closeness
vsstealthiness
1 5.3

A secret way of behaving that hides someone's plans

is more about quiet, physical secrecy and avoiding sensory detection
secretiveness
vsstealthiness
1 6.5

The habit of not telling people things or hiding information from them

focuses more on silent action and avoiding being seen than on withholding facts
concealing
vsstealthiness
1 5.3

An act of hiding something so people do not know about it

is about being quietly secretive in behaviour rather than the hiding process
hiddenness
vsstealthiness
1 7.8

A state in which something is out of sight and hard to notice or understand

adds intentional quiet secrecy aimed at avoiding notice rather than mere invisibility
caginess
vsstealthiness
1 7.5

A tendency to be careful and secret about giving information

concerns silent, stealthy behaviour to avoid notice rather than cautious speech
surreptitiousness
vsstealthiness
9.3

Habit of doing things in a hidden way

stresses quiet, careful movement to avoid notice more than general secrecy
furtiveness
vsstealthiness
8.8

Trying to avoid being seen or noticed

is similar but puts more emphasis on quiet movement than on desire
covertness
vsstealthiness
8.7

Being secret so other people do not know about it

adds the idea of quiet, cautious action aimed at avoiding notice
clandestinity
vsstealthiness
  • Archaic
9.9

The state of being secret to avoid being noticed

is broader, covering quiet secretive behaviour beyond avoidance of detection
surreption
vsstealthiness
  • Archaic
9.9

Doing something in secret to avoid being noticed

is the enduring quality of quiet secret behaviour rather than a single action
privateness
vsstealthiness
6.5

Being alone and not seen by other people

is more about quiet, secretive action intended to avoid being noticed
inconspicuousness
vsstealthiness
7.9

Being hard to notice in a place or crowd

adds intentional secrecy and quiet movement aimed at avoiding detection

Antonyms

Being too noticeable in a way that makes people uncomfortable

How Secretive

secrecy
165 4.4
stealthiness
1 7.3

Surface Forms

stealthiness singular

Morphology

stealthiness = stealthy (transparent) = stealth + y + ness

Formed by nominalizing the adjective 'stealthy' with the productive suffix '-ness', yielding the quality of being stealthy.

Etymology

Stealthiness comes from stealth, which is related to the verb steal and originally meant 'secret' or 'the act of stealing'. So, stealthiness is the quality of moving quietly and secretly so people do not notice you.