Mailihim (en. Secretive)

/maɪˈli.him/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

adjective

Shows a characteristic that is not easy to see or know.

He is a secretive person and often does not want to share his thoughts.

Siya ay mailihim na tao at madalas ayaw magbahagi ng kanyang mga saloobin.

Has the potential to hide something.

His plans for the birthday are secretive.

Mailihim ang kanyang mga plano para sa kaarawan.

Not open or honest in discussions.

He is often secretive in his conversations.

Madalas siyang mailihim sa kanyang mga usapan.

From the root word 'lihim' meaning 'secret', combined with the prefix 'mai-' to indicate a state or condition.

secretive person

A person who likes to hide things or information.

mailihim na tao

secretive discussion

A conversation that has things left unspoken.

mailihim na usapan

secret

Something that is not known to most, a state of being unseen or unheard.

lihim

hidden

A condition of being unseen or unfindable.

nakatago

too indifferent or shoulder-shrugging

Rina seems too indifferent to everything happening, like she's not interested.

Parang mailihim si Rina sa lahat ng nangyayari, parang hindi siya interesado.

warmongering or hotheaded

People here become warmongering when the topic is politics, it's like they're ready to fight.

Mailihim ang mga tao rito kapag usapang politika na, parang nag-aaway na.