clandestine C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /klænˈdɛstən/ UK /klænˈdɛstɪn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj kept secret, especially because illicit or unauthorized They held clandestine meetings in the cellar after curfew. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · kept secret, especially... secretcovertsurreptitiousfurtiveconcealedstealthyunderhand ↔ Opposites openovertpublicaboveboard Word family Forms clandestinely Derived forms clandestinelyclandestinity Etymology AI details From Latin clandestinus ('secret, hidden'), from clam ('secretly'), related to celare ('to hide'). clandestinus Latin clam Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # clandestine **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /klænˈdɛstən/ **IPA (UK):** /klænˈdɛstɪn/ ## Meanings 1. kept secret, especially because illicit or unauthorized ## Examples - They held clandestine meetings in the cellar after curfew. ## Synonyms - secret - covert - surreptitious - furtive - concealed - stealthy - underhand ## Antonyms - open - overt - public - aboveboard ## Derived Forms - clandestinely - clandestinity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: clandestinus - Root: clam ## Etymology From Latin clandestinus ('secret, hidden'), from clam ('secretly'), related to celare ('to hide'). ## AI Etymology Clandestine is an adjective meaning "kept secret, especially because illicit or unauthorized". Historically, it is from Latin clandestinus ('secret, hidden'), from clam ('secretly'), related to celare ('to hide'). The historical chain links Latin clandestinus with Latin clam. Close English family members include clandestinely, and clandestinity. This keeps the modern adjective sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown