- clandestineness
- noun see clandestine
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
clandestineness
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clandestineness — ə̇n(n)ə̇s noun ( es) : the quality or state of being clandestine * * * clandesˈtineness or clandestinˈity noun • • • Main Entry: ↑clandestine * * * clandestineness ( … Useful english dictionary
Clandestineness — Clandestine Clan*des tine, a. [L. clandestinus, fr. clam secretly; akin to celare, E. conceal: cf. F. clandestin.] Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clandestineness — See clandestinely. * * * … Universalium
clandestineness — noun The state or quality of being clandestine … Wiktionary
clandestineness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The habit, practice, or policy of keeping secrets: clandestinity, concealment, covertness, huggermugger, huggermuggery, secrecy, secretiveness, secretness. See SHOW … English dictionary for students
clandestineness — n. furtiveness, secretness, covertness … English contemporary dictionary
clandestineness — clan·des·tine·ness … English syllables
clandestine — adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French clandestin, from Latin clandestinus, from clam secretly; akin to Latin celare to hide more at hell Date: circa 1528 marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy ; surreptitious < a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Carlos Antonio Lozada — Luis Antonio Losada Gallo aka Carlos Antonio Lozada is a Colombian guerrilla member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) presumed commander of the Urban Commandos of the FARC EP known as the Red Urbana Antonio Nariño . According… … Wikipedia
clandestine — clandestinely, adv. clandestineness, clandestinity, n. /klan des tin/, adj. characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings… … Universalium
