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heimlich.

secret, clandestine (done or kept in secret)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈhaɪ̯mlɪç//ˈhaɪ̯mlɪk/

  1. secret, clandestine (done or kept in secret)

  2. quiet, silent

    archaic

  3. synonym of einheimisch (“native”)

    archaic

  4. synonym of traulich (“homely, cosy”)

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German heimlich, heimelich, from Old High German heimilīh, from Proto-West Germanic *haimalīk. Equivalent to Heim + -lich.

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