Backstair — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

secret and sly or sordid; ; - A.L.Guerard

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmpəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪpɹɪdɪtˈɜːmɪnənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪpɹɪdɪtˈɜːmɪnənt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmpəs/.

Examples

backstairs gossip
his low backstairs cunning
backstairs intimacies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

furtive backstairs

Parts of Speech

adjective

secret and sly or sordid; ; - A.L.Guerard

“backstairs gossip”

Word Forms

furtiveness

noun

a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hintertreppe

geheim und schlau oder schmutzig; ; - A.L.Guerard

🇫🇷French

en arrière

secret et sournois ou sordide; ; - A.L.Guérard

🇪🇸Spanish

escalera de atrás

secreto y astuto o sórdido; ; - A.L.Guerard

🇮🇹Italian

retro

segreto e subdolo o sordido; ; - ALGuerard

🇳🇱Dutch

achtertrap

geheim en sluw of smerig; ; - A.L. Guerard

🇵🇹Portuguese

andar de trás

secreto e astuto ou sórdido; ; - A.L.Guerard

🇷🇺Russian

на черной лестнице

тайный, хитрый или грязный; ; - А.Л.Герард

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पिछली मंजिल

गुप्त और धूर्त या घृणित; ; - ए.एल.गुएरार्ड

🇧🇩Bengali

পিছনে

secret and sly or sordid; ; - A.L. Guerard

🇮🇳Tamil

பின் மாடி

இரகசிய மற்றும் தந்திரமான அல்லது மோசமான; ; - ஏ.எல்.குரார்ட்

🇮🇳Telugu

వెనుక మెట్ల

రహస్య మరియు మోసపూరిత లేదా దుర్మార్గపు; ; - ఎ.ఎల్.గురార్డ్

🇮🇳Marathi

मागचा मजला

गुप्त आणि धूर्त किंवा घृणास्पद; ; - ए.एल.ग्युरार्ड

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેકસ્ટેર

ગુપ્ત અને ધૂર્ત અથવા અસ્પષ્ટ; ; - A.L. Guerard

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂಬದಿಯ

ರಹಸ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಮೋಸದ ಅಥವಾ ದುಷ್ಟ; ; - ಎ.ಎಲ್.ಗೆರಾರ್ಡ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുറകുവശത്ത്

രഹസ്യവും കൗശലവും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വൃത്തികെട്ടതും; ; - A.L.Guerard

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਛਲੀ ਮੰਜ਼ਿਲ

ਗੁਪਤ ਅਤੇ ਚਲਾਕ ਜਾਂ ਗੰਦੀ; ; - ਏ.ਐਲ. ਗੁਆਰਾਰਡ

🇵🇰Urdu

پچھلی سیڑھی

خفیہ اور چالاک یا گھٹیا؛ ; - A.L.Guerard

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

后楼梯

秘密、狡猾或肮脏； ; ——A·L·瓜拉德

🇯🇵Japanese

裏階

秘密で陰険、または卑劣。 ; - A.L.ゲラード

🇰🇷Korean

뒷층

비밀스럽고 교활하거나 추악한; ; - A.L.Guerard

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phía sau cầu thang

bí mật và ranh mãnh hoặc bẩn thỉu; ; - A.L.Guerard

🇹🇭Thai

ด้านหลัง

เป็นความลับและเจ้าเล่ห์หรือเลวทราม ; - A.L.Guerard

🇮🇩Indonesian

tangga belakang

rahasia dan licik atau kotor; ; - A.L.Guerard

🇲🇾Malay

tingkat belakang

rahsia dan licik atau kotor; ; - A.L.Guerard

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الطابق الخلفي

سري وماكر أو دنيء؛ ; - آل جيرارد

🇮🇷Persian

پشت پله

مخفی و حیله گر یا کثیف; ; - A.L.Guerard

🇹🇷Turkish

arka merdiven

gizli ve kurnaz ya da iğrenç; ; - A.L.Guerard

🇮🇱Hebrew

המדרגות האחוריות

סודי וערמומי או מלוכלך; ; - א.ל.גרארד

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The primary meaning of 'backstair' is 'secret and sly or sordid; ; - A.L.Guerard'.

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