stealth
Other forms: stealths
Stealth means sneakiness. When you do something with stealth, you do it so quietly and carefully that no one notices. You might admire the stealth of your cat when she sneaks up on a mouse.
Stealth and steal come from the same root word and were once used to mean the same thing. While stealth remains a useful quality for stealing, its definition has evolved to describe anything done quietly or in secret. For example, a stealth bomber is an aircraft that's hard to detect by radar, so it can sneak up without being noticed. Or if you plan a birthday party by stealth, then the guest of honor will be pleasantly surprised.
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the act of moving in a quiet, careful, or secretive way to avoid being noticedsynonyms: stealing
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designed or intended to remain secret or unnoticed
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Vocabulary lists containing stealth
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As you read Act 3 of William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 9's Collection 4: Love's Vocabulary, elements of Shakespearean drama, Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Romeo and Juliet, Act 4, Romeo and Juliet, Act 5, Pyramus and Thisbe, Duty