Definitions for Concealment
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
con•ceal*kənˈsil(v.t.)
to hide; cover or keep from sight:
A high wall concealed the house.
to keep secret; avoid disclosing or divulging:
to conceal one's true motives.
* Syn: See hide1.
Origin of conceal:
1275–1325; ME conselen, concelen < AF conceler < L concēlāre=con-con - +cēlāre to hide; cf. occult
con•ceal′ment(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
privacy, privateness, secrecy, concealment(noun)
the condition of being concealed or hidden
screen, cover, covert, concealment(noun)
a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
"a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"
concealment, concealing, hiding(noun)
the activity of keeping something secret
Wiktionary
concealment(Noun)
The practice of keeping secrets
concealment(Noun)
The condition of being hidden or concealed
concealment(Noun)
protection from observation or surveillance
Webster Dictionary
Concealment(noun)
the act of concealing; the state of being concealed
Concealment(noun)
a place of hiding; a secret place; a retreat frem observation
Concealment(noun)
a secret; out of the way knowledge
Concealment(noun)
suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
concealment
The protection from observation or surveillance. See also camouflage; cover; screen.
Translations for Concealment
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- verberging; verborgenheid; bedekking, verswyging, geheimhouding, verheimliking; verdoeselingAfrikaans
- إخْفاء، كِتْمانArabic
- укриванеBulgarian
- encobrimentoPortuguese (BR)
- utajování, zatajováníCzech
- die GeheimhaltungGerman
- skjul; fortielseDanish
- απόκρυψηGreek
- ocultación, encubrimientoSpanish
- varjamineEstonian
- اختفاFarsi
- salaaminenFinnish
- dissimulationFrench
- הַסתָרָה, הַעֲלָמָהHebrew
- छिपावHindi
- sakrivanje, zatajivanjeCroatian
- elrejtésHungarian
- penyembunyianIndonesian
- leyndIcelandic
- il nascondereItalian
- 隠すことJapanese
- 숨기기Korean
- (nu)slėpimasLithuanian
- noslēpšana; noklusēšanaLatvian
- persembunyianMalay
- geheimhoudingDutch
- fortielse, hemmeligholdelse; skjul, tilfluktsstedNorwegian
- zatajeniePolish
- اختفاPersian
- اختفاPashto
- encobrimentoPortuguese
- disimulareRomanian
- сокрытиеRussian
- zatajenieSlovak
- prikrivanjeSlovenian
- prikrivanjeSerbian
- döljande, hemlighållandeSwedish
- การปกปิด; การเก็บเป็นความลับThai
- gizleme, saklamaTurkish
- 隱藏，隱瞞Chinese (Trad.)
- затаювання; приховуванняUkrainian
- اخفاءUrdu
- hành động che dấuVietnamese
- 隐蔽Chinese (Simp.)
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