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FURTIVENESS

• FURTIVENESS (noun)
The noun FURTIVENESS has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: FURTIVENESS used as a noun is very rare.

• FURTIVENESS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

furtiveness; sneakiness; stealthiness

Hypernyms ("furtiveness" is a kind of...):

closeness; secretiveness (characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes))

"Ne'er cast a clout till May be out."
(English proverb)
"When the poor man is burried, the large bell of the parish is silent"
(Breton proverb)
"Wherever there's cheese, work there."
(Armenian proverb)
"He who wins the first hand, leaves with only his pants in hand."
(Corsican proverb)

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