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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɛlθ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/stɛlθ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stelth)

stealth /stɛlθ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

secret procedure, action, or movement:moved with stealth in the darkness.

adj.

Military having or providing the ability to escape detection by radar:[often: Stealth]Stealth planes.

stealth•i•ly /ˈstɛlθəli/USA pronunciation adv.
stealth•i•ness, n. [uncountable]
stealth•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est.

stealth (stelth),USA pronunciation

secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure.
a furtive departure or entrance.
[Obs.]
- an act of stealing;
  theft.
- the thing stolen;
  booty.
Military(cap.) a U.S. Air Force project involving a range of technologies, with the purpose of developing aircraft that are difficult to detect by sight, sound, radar, and infrared energy.

adj.

surreptitious;
secret;
not openly acknowledged:a stealth hiring of the competitor's CEO; the stealth issue of the Presidential race.

1200–50; Middle English stelthe; compare Old English stælthing theft. See steal, -th¹

stealth′ful, adj.
stealth′ful•ly, adv.
stealth′less, adj.

stealth, +adj.

surreptitious;
secret;
not openly acknowledged:a stealth hiring of the competitor's CEO; the stealth issue of the Presidential race.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

stealth /stɛlθ/ n

the act or characteristic of moving with extreme care and quietness, esp so as to avoid detection
cunning or underhand procedure or dealing
(modifier) informal denoting or referring to technology that aims to reduce the radar, thermal, and acoustic recognizability of aircraft and missiles

Etymology: 13th Century stelthe; see steal, -th¹

'stealth' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

feline - furtive - Stealth bomber - stealth tax - subito - subterfuge - surreptitious - atiptoe - cat burglar - hook - loot - lurk - ninja - thief - tiptoe - undermine - secrecy - stealthy

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Synonyms: slyness, furtiveness, underhandedness, secrecy, covertness, more...

Collocations: stealth operations, a stealth [fighter, bomber], through stealth action, more...

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