surreptitiousness

noun

The state or quality of being surreptitious.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounsurreptitiousness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being surreptitious.

    Weiwei sees one of the stewards bend his head, then place something on the shrine, a surreptitiousness to his movements.

    2024, Sarah Brooks, The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands, Wiedenfeld & Nicolson, page 18

    Synonyms: surreptition

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being surreptitious.

Origin

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APA

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“surreptitiousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surreptitiousness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surreptitiousness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surreptitiousness.

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