From Middle English stelthe, from Old English stǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic *stēliþō, equivalent to .

• enPR: stĕlth, IPA: /stɛlθ/

stealth

1. (uncountable) The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others.
2. (archaic, countable) An act of secrecy, especially one involving thievery.
   • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC ↗, [Act I, scene iii]:

     Claudio.[...] But it chances
     The stealth of our most mutuall entertainment
     With Character too grosse, is writ on Iuliet.

• steal

• French: furtivité, discrétion
• German: Heimlichkeit
• Portuguese: furtividade, sorrateiro
• Russian: хи́трость
• Spanish: sigilo, cautela,

stealth (stealths, present participle stealthing; simple past and past participle stealthed)

1. (especially, military, computing) To conceal or infiltrate through the use of stealth.
2. (slang, transitive) To subject (someone) to stealthing (sexual intercourse without a condom through deception, for example removing the condom mid-act).

stealth

1. Surreptitious; secret; not openly acknowledged.
2. (military, aviation, vehicles, technology) Having properties that diminish radar signatures.
3. (transgender) Hiding one's transgender status (in general or in specific areas of one's life, e.g. at work) after transition.

   Synonyms: closeted

   go stealth; be stealth; live stealth