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(stelθ)
uncountable noun [oft by NOUN]
If you use stealth when you do something, you do it quietly and carefully so that no one will notice what you are doing.
Health policy is being changed by stealth without consultation.
Both sides advanced by stealth.
Synonyms: secrecy, furtiveness, slyness, sneakiness More Synonyms of stealth

stealth in British English

(stɛlθ)
noun
1. 
the act or characteristic of moving with extreme care and quietness, esp so as to avoid detection
the stealth of a cat
2. 
cunning or underhand procedure or dealing
3.  archaic
the act of stealing
4. (modifier) informal
denoting or referring to technology that aims to reduce the radar, thermal, and acoustic recognizability of aircraft and missiles
Derived forms
stealthful (ˈstealthful)
adjective
Word origin
C13 stelthe; see steal, -th1

stealth in American English

(stɛlθ)
noun
1. 
secret, furtive, or artfully sly action or behavior
2.  Obsolete
theft
adjective
3. 
of or incorporating technology designed to prevent military aircraft, etc. from being detected by enemy radar
4. 
calculated to achieve some aim by going undetected or by being disregarded
Word origin
ME stelthe < base of stelen, to steal: see steal

Examples of 'stealth' in a sentence
stealth

This is what you call stealth wealth.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The pair said that it could be a stealth tax on holidaymakers.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They like the quiet stealth of a cat.
The Sun (2014)
The jet is the first supersonic stealth aircraft capable of short takeoff and vertical landing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The camouflaged pavilion is a stealth bomber.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This is the look adored by stealth wealth.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is a classic example of a stealth tax.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It also emerged that an unmanned stealth bomber was taking test flights in the area.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This is the age of stealth wealth.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Campaigners fear fines will be used as a stealth tax by local councils.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Or some sort of stealth tax.
The Sun (2008)
This year China will probably acquire its first aircraft carrier and first stealth fighter.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Russia agreed a massive defence deal yesterday to sell hundreds of advanced stealth fighter jets to India.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
China surprised the Americans by unveiling its own stealth fighter in a test flight last month.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Britain's first stealth fighter jet has landed on these shores at last.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Motoring groups say it is another example of hard-pressed drivers being squeezed by a stealth tax.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It's like a stealth bomber.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He has the stealth of a cat burglar, the speed of a cheetah and as much rugby nous as you could ask for.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The possibility of not being "seen "may actually be increasing, particularly with the next generation of stealth aircraft and quiet submarines.
Mcinnes, Colin & Sheffield G.D (eds.) Warfare in the Twentieth Century (1988)
But yesterday the US grounded its fleet of the stealth fighters after one caught fire last month.
The Sun (2014)
For the rest, it's stealth wealth.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It looks like a motoring stealth bomber and the seats are the softest I've sat in.
The Sun (2012)
(noun) 
Definition
cunning or underhand behaviour
Both sides advanced by stealth.
Synonyms
secrecy
He shrouded his business dealings in secrecy.
furtiveness
slyness
sneakiness
unobtrusiveness
stealthiness
surreptitiousness

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stealth

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  • steal
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  • steam
  • steamy

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