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Synonyms for furtiveness

Grammar : Noun
Spell : fur-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɜr tɪv


Définition of furtiveness

Origin :
  • late 15c. (implied in furtively), from French furtif, from Latin furtivus "stolen, hidden, secret," from furtum "theft, robbery," from fur (genitive furis) "thief," probably from PIE *bhor-, from root *bher- (1) "to carry" (see infer). Related: Furtiveness.
  • noun stealth
Example sentences :
  • He did so more because he wished not to pain her than from furtiveness.
  • Extract from : « The Lane That Had No Turning, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
  • Furtiveness—complete disappearance if possible—is the whole point.
  • Extract from : « Mushroom Town » by Oliver Onions
  • It was the furtiveness of it rather than the fact itself that troubled him.
  • Extract from : « Dangerous Days » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • When he left her her once clear, careless glance had a suggestion of furtiveness in it.
  • Extract from : « Love Stories » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • My grandmother noticed a furtiveness in his manner when he received them.
  • Extract from : « Tramping on Life » by Harry Kemp
  • He was unshaven, and his eyes shone with the furtiveness of some hunted animal.
  • Extract from : « The Lighted Way » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • She had but little of the curiosity of the flirt, and none of the intrigante's joy in furtiveness.
  • Extract from : « Main Street » by Sinclair Lewis
  • And there was some haste in his slouching, loose-jointed gait which gave to his journey a suggestion of furtiveness.
  • Extract from : « The Watchers of the Plains » by Ridgewell Cullum
  • The mountaineer is, by nature, secretive to furtiveness, and under so outright a questioning the visitor stiffened with affront.
  • Extract from : « The Roof Tree » by Charles Neville Buck
  • The sound of a crackled twig off to the right had come to their ears, and it was a sound that carried the quality of furtiveness.
  • Extract from : « The Roof Tree » by Charles Neville Buck

Antonyms for furtiveness

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