Definition
Hidden or not immediately obvious; referring to a reason or motive that someone deliberately keeps secret.
Etymology
From Latin 'ulterior' meaning 'further' or 'beyond.' Used in English since the 1600s, usually in the phrase 'ulterior motive' meaning a hidden reason behind something.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'ulterior motive' assumes people are sneaky—but psychologists have found that we're often surprisingly bad at hiding our true intentions, even when we think we're being clever!
Translations
CACatalà
posterior
pos-te-ri-or
DADansk
hemmelig
hem-me-lig
DEDeutsch
weiterer
vay-ter-er
ELΕλληνικά
επιπλέον
ep-i-ple-o-n
ESEspañol
posterior
post-er-ee-or
FAفارسی
غیر آشکار
gheyr-e-ash-kar
FISuomi
piilotettu
pee-li-o-tet-tu
FRFrançais
ultérieur
alt-e-ree-eur
HUMagyar
titkos
tee-t-kos
IDBahasa Indonesia
tersembunyi
ter-sem-bun-yi
ITItaliano
ulteriore
ult-er-ee-ore
JA日本語
ulterior
ur-te-ri-or
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
bra-p-rot
KO한국어
추가적인
choo-ga-ji-deon
MSBahasa Melayu
tersembunyi
ter-sem-bun-yi
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြား
pyaw-kya-r
NLNederlands
achterliggende
ahk-ter-lee-gen-de
NONorsk
hemmelig
hem-me-lig
PTPortuguês
posterior
post-er-ee-or
RORomână
ulterioară
ul-te-ree-o-ar-ah
SVSvenska
osynlig
oh-see-lig
TLTL
nakakubli
na-ka-ku-bli
UKУкраїнська
потайний
po-tay-niy
VITiếng Việt
tiềm ẩn
tee-em an
ZUZU
ehlukansi
eh-loo-kan-see