stealth
adjective
- not disclosing one's true ideology, affiliations, or positions
- intended not to attract attention : stealthy
- aving or providing the ability to prevent detection by radar
- (medical) involving or caused by an asymptomatic or presymptomatic infectious individual : silent
noun
- a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
- an aircraft-design characteristic consisting of oblique angular construction and avoidance of vertical surfaces that is intended to produce a very weak radar return (usually used before another noun)
- (archaic) theft
- (obsolete) something stolen
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /stɛlθ/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English stelthe, from Old English stǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic *stēliþō, to Proto-Germanic *stelaną (“to steal, to sneak”) + *-iþō, equivalent to steal + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old English stalu (“theft, stealth”), Old High German stāla (“theft”), German Diebstahl (“theft”).
- Surreptitious; secret; not openly acknowledged.
- Having properties that diminish radar signatures.
- Hiding one's transgender status (in general or in specific areas of one's life, e.g. at work) after transition.
“go stealth; be stealth; live stealth”
“Lynn is a noted computer scienƟst and distnguished professor emerita of engineering who transitoned from male to female (MTF) in the 1960s and then lived “stealth,” or closeted about her transgender status, before coming out in 2000[…]”
noun
Etymology: From Middle English stelthe, from Old English stǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic *stēliþō, to Proto-Germanic *stelaną (“to steal, to sneak”) + *-iþō, equivalent to steal + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old English stalu (“theft, stealth”), Old High German stāla (“theft”), German Diebstahl (“theft”).
- The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others.
- An act of secrecy, especially one involving thievery.
“Claudio.[...] But it chances The stealth of our most mutuall entertainment With Character too grosse, is writ on Iuliet.”
“[The King] thinks it fit[...] that restitution according to this order be made to the petitioners for stealths committed upon them last winter (273).”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English stelthe, from Old English stǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic *stēliþō, to Proto-Germanic *stelaną (“to steal, to sneak”) + *-iþō, equivalent to steal + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old English stalu (“theft, stealth”), Old High German stāla (“theft”), German Diebstahl (“theft”).
- To conceal or infiltrate through the use of stealth.
- To subject (someone) to stealthing (sexual intercourse without a condom through deception, for example removing the condom mid-act).
“For her, there's a clear link between this behavior and that of avowed stealthers: : both stem from a place of sexism and misogyny, and to the extent that they differ, it's only by degree. Tellingly, Davis's work treats deception as merely one of several ways that men engage in the behavior she terms "condom use resistance." […] To the best of my knowledge, I've never been stealthed.”
“[He] tried to stealth her but Nikki checked him quick. “Unh-unh. You better strap up.” “Word?” “Word nigga.” “A'ight, a'ight.” Justus slid a condom on and entered Nikki real slow.”