furtiveness

Noun

Meaning

a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

sneakiness stealthiness aphasia secrecy stealth concealment secretiveness shiftiness slyness covertness secretness clandestinity

Antonyms

speech integrity honesty openness directness talking
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Hypernyms

closeness secretiveness

Examples

The taste of chocolate is a sensual pleasure in itself, existing in the same world as sex... For myself, I can enjoy the wicked pleasure of chocolate... entirely by myself. Furtiveness makes it better. Ruth Westheimer

Close letter words and terms

furtive cell furtive forktail furtively furtivity furtle Furubayashi