clandestinity
tɪn adjective
characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
Origin:
1560–70; < Latin clandestīnus, equivalent to *clande, *clamde, variant of clam secretly (with -de adv. particle) + -stīnus, probably after intestīnus internal; see intestine
1560–70; < Latin clandestīnus, equivalent to *clande, *clamde, variant of clam secretly (with -de adv. particle) + -stīnus, probably after intestīnus internal; see intestine
Related forms
clan·des·tine·ly, adverb
clan·des·tine·ness, clan·des·tin·i·ty, noun
un·clan·des·tine·ly, adverb
Synonyms
hidden, underhand, confidential, illicit.
hidden, underhand, confidential, illicit.
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| —adj | |
| secret and concealed, often for illicit reasons; furtive | |
| [C16: from Latin clandestīnus, from clam secretly; related to Latin celāre to hide] | |
| clan'destinely | |
| —adv | |
| clan'destineness | |
| —n | |
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clandestine
1566, from L. clandestinus "secret, hidden," from clam "secretly," from base of celare "to hide" (see cell).
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