Clandestineness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clandestine \Clan*des"tine\, a. [L. clandestinus, fr. clam
     secretly; akin to celare, E. conceal: cf. F. clandestin.]
     Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually
     for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand;
     as, a clandestine marriage. --Locke.
  


     Syn: Hidden; secret; private; concealed; underhand; sly;
          stealthy; surreptitious; furtive; fraudulent. --
          {Clan*des"tine*ly}, adv. -- {Clan*des"tine*ness}, n.
          [1913 Webster]